A big win in his national strip has eluded him and Brazil at the Maracanã in Copa América final will be pressure like no other
What does it mean to be Argentinian? Several World Cups ago the author and publisher Hernán Casciari wrote about trying to convey this to his young daughter, born and raised in Barcelona. Is it singing the national anthem every morning at school? Wearing a pin with the colours of the flag on independence day? Casciari put his finger on it: “Being Argentinian is spreading dulce de leche on everything cold, grated cheese on everything hot, lemon on anything that’s fried, and pulling a face of repulsion on anything boiled.”
Lionel Messi, having lived in Barcelona since the age of 13, famously still relishes milanesas (veal escalopes soaked in egg and breadcrumbs and then deep fried; apparently those of his mother, Celia, remain his favourite) and is often seen sipping his mate (the emblematic gaucho brew) or enjoying generous barbecues with teammates.
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