Fabio Santana didn’t need to say much. All he had to do was step onto the field.
The former Malvinas combatant was tasked with singing the Argentine national anthem before Benin, on the night Lionel Messi said goodbye to the national team. It was already an emotional moment for an entire country.
But the surprise was in his hands: he appeared with the historic flag raised against England at the World Cup, the one bearing the words “The Malvinas are Argentine”. A symbol that traveled from one field to another to bring an already unforgettable night to a close.
The man who defended the country on the islands, singing alongside the captain bidding farewell to the jersey. Two different stories, the same feeling.
