Do you remember the story of Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe who had a moment to remember as he had a hug with Leo Messi after their head-to-head clash?
Turns out the 34-year-old is a true fan of the Argentine.
Ahead of Messi's brilliant Ecuador outing, Lampe uploaded an Instagram pic with his telly streaming the Argentina game, Leo's jersey he got after the game and even Messi's favourite mate drink!
"Ready," the caption reads.
Wow. Just wow.
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After scoring two goals past the Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe, Leo Messi came up to him after the game to have a friendly talk.
The two players spared a nice minute together while heading to their locker rooms.
"I admire Messi for how he is as a person, humble, always attentive to greet all the guys, and I believe that the fundamental thing is the person, we are all going to stop being footballers but the person remains. He's the best," Lampe told Ole after the game.
"Admiration and respect," he also tweeted later.
Argentina beat Bolivia 4-1 at the Copa America, advancing to the quarterfinals from 1st place.
Messi and Bolivia goalkeeper share cute moment before Leo scores penalty – spotted
Argentina defeated Bolivia 4-1 in their final 2021 Copa America group stage on Monday night.
Lionel Messi scored twice and provided one assist on that night at Arena Pantanal.
The 34-year-old's first strike came from the penalty spot and Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe apparently knew he had no chance to stop Leo from scoring.
The pair were spotted smiling at each other before Messi fired the ball past Lampe to make it 2-0 for the Albiceleste.
By starting against Bolivia, the Barcelona captain broke Javier Mascherano's record for most Argentina caps in history - 147. Messi now has one more appearance than his former Barca teammate.
