Even the livery of the plane that brought the Argentine national team to the Gulf announced it to the world. A jubilant Lionel Messi, five meters taller than the living legend himself, was there, flanked by far more understated colleagues Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes. Argentina’s superstar incarnate smiled in relief, even though the plane from Abu Dhabi landed in Doha well after midnight. After all, “La Pulga”, the flea, can sleep even when he is world champion.
