In Camp nou
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BARCELONA.- The photo is worthy of an exhibition of surrealist art. Lionel Messi, out of focus, looks closely the course of the match against Malaga. Lionel Messi, in the podium and with a cell phone in his hand, tries to capture the best possible image of Barcelona's N ° 10. But there are no editing tricks. Nor was it taken in a studio and with advanced technology. This is a precise capture of photographer Pere Puntí, from the daily Mundo Deportivo, which soon became viral.
But how is it possible that there are two Leo Messi in the same image? Simple: one is Leo and the other is the Iranian Reza Parastesh, who for several months became the "best double" of "the best footballer in the world". Yesterday, for the first time, they were only a few meters away.
The young man from Tehran traveled to Barcelona to fulfill his great dream (and that of many boys): to meet the Flea. Before he went to the stadium, he uploaded a publication to his Instagram account asking him to make his wish come true: "Today I'm going to the Camp Nou to watch you play for the first time in my life. fulfill my dream? Only 30 seconds would be happy. " Finally, it could not be. Reza had to be content to see him from the rostrum.
In any case, his presence in Barcelona provoked a revolution. The fans took the opportunity to ask for selfies, traditional photos or a short video of memory. He, smiling, accepted at every request. Their resemblance is remarkable. "Since I was little I always said that I looked like Leo, but it was not until about nine months ago when my father encouraged me to upload a photo with the Barça shirt to Instagram." And there the madness unleashed. I realized that my future was linked to Messi, "he explained before the game, in dialogue with the newspaper El Mundo, one of the many Spanish media that interviewed him.
The craze for taking a picture with him was not just in the stadium. When the young Iranian went walking on La Rambla, a tourist spot in the heart of Barcelona, the euphoria of the fans was even greater. Hundreds of people were surprised with twice Messi and did not hesitate to approach. A video reflected that moment.
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