While the arrival of Gerardo “Tata” Martino at the head of Barça has been formalized, the Spanish press has dug deep into the archives to find information about the coach of Newell’s Old Boy. And obviously, Lionel Messi was already a fan of the man in 2012.

Messi is a big fan of Tata Martino for what he did with the Newells Old Boys

“I love Tata Martino” explained the quadruple Golden Ball at Olé last year. “He is a great coach and we all saw what he did in the championship closing the way it’s done and how he has handled the situation. He took the team, they did play well, and everyone respects him for that. ”

I must say that Martino was the idol Messi’s father in the ’80s, at the time when he was a player. But to say that everything is connected …