Vozinha is 40 years old, from Mindelo, and that night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami he was the wall Argentina could not break down. He saved, he flew, he stopped impossible shots. Cape Verde ended up losing 3-2 in extra time, but the goalkeeper left with something no result can take away from him. 🧤
At the final whistle, Messi walked straight toward him. He hugged him tightly and said: “You are great, your people should be proud of you”. Vozinha, still with the adrenaline of the match in his body, thanked him and dared to ask for something more: his jersey.
Messi did not hesitate. He promised he would give it to him in the players’ tunnel, after the interviews, and he kept his word. While Argentina is already thinking about Egypt for the round of 16, Vozinha is left with the image that no scoreline can erase. 🐐❤️