In Tarot, the Five of Cups is an ominous sign of impending failure and forthcoming grief, but it wasn't for Messi.
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In the build-up to the Copa America finals in Brazil 2021, a cloud of foreboding anxiety hung over the Argentina squad like a looming storm. The players felt the weight of expectations on their shoulders, a heavy burden that threatened to overshadow their dreams of glory.
To break the tension, the team decided to engage in a ritualistic game of cards. The locker room echoed with the shuffling of cards and the animated banter of the players. It was as an attempt to shift the focus from the impending final and create a lighthearted air in the locker room.
Each player, with a mix of nervousness and excitement, tossed a card onto the table, face down. The rules were simple: if a player correctly guessed the card they threw, it was believed to be a sign that victory in the Copa America was destined for them.
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There was an unspoken agreement that if the team emerged triumphant, each player would commemorate the occasion by tattooing the chosen card.
“The Five of Cups Fell to me,” Lionel Messi narrated how on that fateful occasion, the Five of Cups fell into his hands.
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The room buzzed with curiosity as his teammates eagerly awaited his guess. The ominous Five of Cups, interpreted in Tarot as a sign of forthcoming disappointment, stirred the air as they stood hours away from the Copa America Finals in Maracana.
But fate did not have its way as Lionel Messi and company lifted their first silverware in 28 years at the homeground of their arch-nemesis Brazil. Or did it?
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| Messi celebrated by teammates after Copa America 2021 Finals victory (Credits: FromTheBend) |
Months later, when Argentina emerged victorious in the Finalissima against Italy in 2022, the significance of Messi's chosen card became apparent. Observers couldn't ignore the peculiar alignment of events: Messi had now clinched four cups with the national team, two with the senior squad and two with the youth selection.
The connection was too uncanny to dismiss as mere chance. Whispers of destiny circulated among fans in the La Albiceleste circle. The prevailing belief was that Messi's selection of the Five of Cups wasn't a fluke; it was an omen, a foreshadowing of the fifth and final cup that awaited Argentina—the World Cup.
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As the football world anxiously turned its eyes to Qatar in 2022, the anticipation surrounding Argentina and Messi reached a fever pitch. Against all odds Lionel Messi and Argentina fared through do or die situations, with Messi being the magic man in every instance.
In the thrilling climax on the grand stage, Messi led Argentina to a triumphant victory against France in the World Cup final. The celebrations that followed were a culmination of years of effort, sacrifice, and a touch of mystique that had surrounded the journey.
The Five of Cups, once just a card in a locker room game, now bore the weight of a nation's dreams fulfilled. Messi, with his fifth cup secured, not only etched his name in football history but also validated the belief that some things are written in the stars.
“...Ve sonra havai fişekler vardı...”✨ pic.twitter.com/8pyqZOVesD
— A. Ash (@Espectadora_FCB) May 4, 2023
And in that moment, as confetti rained down and cheers echoed, the mystical connection between a card game and football glory was forever etched in the annals of Argentina's triumph.
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