Some photographs become legend only with the passage of time.
In 2007, a very young Lionel Messi, just 19 years old, took part in a Barcelona charity calendar. Among the shots there is one destined to go down in history: Messi holds a newborn in his arms during a photo shoot. That child is called Lamine Yamal.
At the time it was impossible to imagine that those two protagonists, separated by almost twenty years of age, would become symbols of two generations of world football.
Today that photo takes on an even more special meaning: the champion who inspired an entire era and the talent destined to take up his legacy will find themselves facing each other in the World Cup final, with Argentina and Spain ready to compete for the title.
From a baby bath to football’s biggest stage. History, sometimes, can write scripts that no one would have dared to imagine.