“I Hope He Can Autograph My Leg” – Lionel Messi Tattoo Fantasy by El Salvador Star Ignites Pre-Game Buzz Before Inter Miami Faceoff

After a 63-day hiatus, Inter Miami will be back in action on Saturday, to play a pre-season friendly against El Salvador national team. Fans and pundits alike are waiting to see if the dream duo, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will start for the friendly. Anyhow, it is not just Messi and Suarez who are fueling up the frenzy. Imagine Leo Messi playing against someone who has tattooed him on his leg! Well, that might happen, as big-time Messi idolizer Alejandro Henriquez awaits the Herons in El Salvador.

“I have admired Messi since I was a kid. He is my idol. So when he won the World Cup with Argentina and it was said that it could be his last World Cup, I got excited. Without thinking much about it, I decided to get it tattooed,” said Henriquez in a recent interview. Now, Henriquez has another wish that he thinks the Inter Miami talisman could fulfill.

El Salvador player to go the extra mile to achieve his Lionel Messi dream

Speaking to Diario El Salvador, the 21-year-old Alejandro Henriquez revealed his plans to get the next tattoo. But for that, he needs Lionel Messi’s help. Besides, the 21-year-old is unsure of his call-up to the El Salvador team for the Miami match. However, that won’t stop him.“I don’t know how I’m going to do it, but I’m going to be at that game. Even if in the end I have to borrow to get a ticket,” Henriquez said. (translated by DeepL). “I will show him my tattoo and I hope he can autograph my leg, to turn it into a tattoo,” he added, revealing his Leo Messi dream.

However, the player also has chances to miss the dream opportunity. Firstly, he is yet to make it to the NT roster. But he might borrow a ticket to come to the stadium. Irrespective of him being in the stadium as a player or a fan, Messi should also be there. Will the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner play against El Salvador? Let’s find out.

Henriquez risks fulfilling his biggest dream

During an MLS Media Day interview, Inter Miami boss Tata Martino said that he cannot yet confirm Lionel Messi and other veterans’ availability in the El Salvador match. He told the Miami camp will have to examine if players are physically prepared for the challenge. There are chances for the Herons to rest their #10 for crucial upcoming matches.

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Anyhow, the club is yet to officially announce who will partake in the pre-season campaign. As much as the Herons are likely to rest Lionel Messi, they could also deliver good news to Alejandro Henriquez and millions of other fans by including him in the roster. Only time will tell if that happens. Till then, Henriquez and other fans wait to see La Pulga return to action.

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