The soul of South American football suffered a severe blow this Saturday. Hernán Mastrangelo, better known as Don Hernandied this morning, at his 101 yearsin Argentina.
His name had become known in the middle of last year, after Julián, his grandson, shared on social networks that the centenary was intended to write down in an agenda all the goals of Lionel Messi.
“He’s Lio’s biggest fan”Julián, recognized on social networks as ‘julireview’, had said in the video that catapulted Don Hernán into the public arena.
“Since he doesn’t have technology, he doesn’t have a phone or a computer, he writes down all of Messi’s goals on these sheets”the young digital creator explained at the time.
The impact of Mastrangelo’s habit was so great that the video reached the eyes of Lionel Messi, who, upon hearing the story, sent him a fraternal greeting:
Hi Hernan! Obviously your story came to me and it seems crazy to me that you keep your goals saved that way. I want to send you a huge hug and thank you for the work you do, for the follow-up and wish you the best. See you soon!”, Said the soccer star.
(Also: James Rodríguez, absent in the rout suffered by Al Rayyan in Qatar).
“It has been an immense surprise, thanks for seeing you face to face. Thank you very much, Messi, for what you are doing. I will always follow behind you until the end“The grandfather replied at the time after greeting his idol.
The departure of Don Hernan
This morning it was Julián himself, Don Hernán’s grandson, who reported his death.
“Goodbye ‘abu’. Thanks to you, he left calm and really happy: Greetings from Messi, ‘famous’ and with joy, that’s why I upload this photo in which we smile together with the one from Argentina. I will complete the scorebook for you“, Julián pointed out on his Instagram account.
So far, Lionel Messi has not publicly commented on the death of Don Hernán.
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