The funny history that joins to Messi with an ecuadorian goalkeeper

This Thursday, by the first date of the eliminatory of the CONMEBOL for the World-wide of Catar 2022, Argentina will receive to Ecuador in a crash that, further of history futbolística, has a curious anecdote. The protagonists of the same sound Lionel Messi and the goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez, Argentinian of birth, but nationalised ecuadorian.

The cancerbero, the one who is at present owner of the titularity of the club Catholic University, one of the most known in the country that awarded him does years the nationality, has the same age that the Argentinian star and, besides, both were born in the city of Rosario, to some 300 kilometres of the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires.

Therefore and following the testimony that Galíndez explained to the newspaper Olé, the training futbolística of both players coincided in some opportunities, including several finals of childish competitions. "Almost always it won the team of Leo. It was a monster already of chiquito, a phenomenon, and all in Rosario spoke of him. Already it knew very very who was. Yes I remember that once with my team win him a final", expressed the archer to the half Argentinian.

It is from this last sentence that is born the curious history that joins them to the two, since, as it expressed Hernán Galíndez, in an occasion won him a bicycle to Lionel Messi. "The prize, in place of trophies, were bicycles for each one of the players. The teams were of 7 and there were 10 bikes for the champion. And we win we. Some DVD in my house have to show that I confronted to the monster. I cut across for Estrella Juniors", narrated the rosarino.

Messi vs Galíndez in his first titularity?

Further to have him won a bicycle to Messi when both were boys, Galíndez can boast that it has been called by the selection of Ecuador for the first time in his life, in spite of explaining already with 33 years. Although it went in of way circunstancial, since it was by replacement of the put Johan Padilla, the one who was diagnosed with covid-19, go in in a called of national teams always is an important attainment for a footballer.

Although it has few probabilities to be the headline, since in a principle not even had been called, the history that joins to Hernán Galíndez and to Lionel Messi can see extended if the goalkeeper does his international debut in front of the Argentinian of the Barcelona player. This yes, to give the case, Messi will have the opportunity to consecrate a "sweet revenge" in front of the nationalised ecuadorian.

Messi, more than 700 goals between the Barça and Argentina