Nine months after Argentina’s title in the World Cup, Di María’s great goal against France in the final went viral from an angle never seen before

The third World Cup star of the argentine national team At the older level he is 9 months old. The most exciting final in the history of the World Cups was notoriously favorable for the Albiceleste, but the reaction of France (and, above all, of Kylian Mbappé), led to the 3-3, extra suffering in extra time (with Emiliano Martínez’s cover of Kolo Muani), and on penalties, which saw those led by Lionel Messiwith another decisive performance by Dibu.

However, if there is an action that illustrates the milestone in Qatar, that was the play for the second goal he scored. Angel Di Maria. A work of art of the counterattack, 12 vibrant seconds and surgical precision, which ended in the touch on the net by today’s Benfica footballer. In the middle, the crystalline transfer of Nahuel Molina and the first throw of Mac Allister for Lionel Messi, who controlled and opened with the backhand of the boot, almost with disdain. The deep pass, like a sharp dagger, of Julian Alvarezfor an Alexis who did not remain a spectator, he threw himself into the void for the frenetic run, and the ball came loose at the right moment, when the play called for it, to enable Fideo, the one with the screams in the definitions (remember Olympic Games, Copa América), for which the most important of his collection awaited.

On such a special day, a video of AFA Play which shows that pearl from a never-before-seen angle and with slow motion lapses to appreciate the technique and accuracy of the protagonists. “Paddock”, titled the account on Twitter. The filming, which lasts a minute and a half, begins with the touch of the current Liverpool player and is taken by cameras that almost simulate that the viewer is part of the action due to the proximity. It puts special emphasis on the luxurious participation, with his back turned to the epilogue of the sequence, of the Inter Miami star. It shows in detail the body gestures of the striker for the pass to Alexis’s second intervention. And places the poor man in the foreground Aurelien Tchouameni, who is the one who tries to get to reject, but ends up tangled in the web and as the face of disappointment. The Real Madrid man, in the end, would miss a penalty (he kicked it wide) prisoner of the mind games proposed by goalkeeper Martínez.

The video, as a bonus track, features the curtain of “Sympathy for the Devil”, an iconic song by the Rolling Stones. A great way to remember the deed, just as some of the heroes did, such as Nicolas Otamendiwho uploaded a story to his Instagram account in which he is seen kissing the trophy, with the caption “9 months.”

So strong is the bond between the Argentines and said goal that it was copied in countless settings, from the beach to the Eiffel Tower itself. It happened three weeks ago, when a group of Albiceleste fans, traveling through Europe, and dressed in the National Team jersey, decided to recreate the play in the Parc du Champ de Mars… Although without a ball.

“It was all improvised. We were having something and we said ‘why don’t we repeat Di María’s goal’. We practiced it, we did it once and that’s what came out. The play is not perfect or the same as the World Cup. It was not premeditated, it came about. And it went viral,” Santiago Lezcano, one of the participants, explains the genesis. The particularity: the locals were not offended by the scene. Quite the opposite: “People stopped to see us and not to insult us. We were surprised by the good vibes. They asked us for a lot of photos and shouted for Messi”. 9 months after his birth, he continues to be a symbol of La Scaloneta’s feat.