Lionel Messi received a gift from a fan who decided to honor him with a surreal oil on linen painting of the “Flea” lifting the Copa América this year in Brazil.

The gift was delivered to the AFA stadium in Ezeiza during the preview of the Rio de la Plata classic against Uruguay for the South American Qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup 2022 by AFA president Claudio Tapia, as the artist could not reach Messi due to coronavirus restrictions.

“The image is not just Messi kissing the trophy, but also reflects a sense of joy, collective happiness,” said the artist.

The artist’s name is Agostina Mauro, she is 26 years old and she uploaded the result to her social networks, attracting many supportive responses from her followers. She graduated as a visual arts teacher with a major in painting and continues to create paintings that are more like a photograph than a painting.

“I have long dreamed of drawing Messi and commissioning him a piece, but I did not know how to achieve it. It all happened recently when I had the opportunity to draw for someone close to the world of football, who contacted me. AFA “, he explained. And he shared that this image “is not just Messi kissing the trophy, but also reflects a sense of joy, collective happiness”.