A security check at the airport turned into the most talked-about moment of the day. When they inspected Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero’s luggage, the police came across something no one expected to find among the belongings of an elite footballer: a Magiclick, that manual spark lighter that almost all Argentinians have tucked away in some drawer at home.
Lionel Messi, who was nearby when it all happened, couldn’t hold back his laughter. The scene, as simple as it was endearing, shows something you rarely see in global sports stars: their more homey habits, the kind they share with any ordinary person.
The episode quickly went viral among Argentine fans, who felt that, for a second, their idols were once again as neighborhood-rooted as they are. Sometimes the smallest detail is the one that stays with you the most.
