Batistuta is a legend.
On the night that Messi won the title, he cried in the studio, as if back to the game twenty years ago, when he was replaced by Crespo, looking back, leaving only the lonely back of the god of war, he covered his face and cried, leaving tears of regret to say goodbye to blue and white.
In fact, Batistuta had the opportunity to follow the king of the ball to lift the Hercules Cup. In 1994, Argentina were at their peak, with Redondo, Canigia, Simeone and Maradona, who easily beat Greece and narrowly beat Nigeria.
While everyone was looking forward to the Hercules Cup, Maradona withdrew from the tournament after testing positive, and they lost 3-2 to Greece, and Batistuta lost his most likely chance to win the World Cup. However, he did not give up at that time.
In 1998, the first thing Pasaleira did when he took office was to have all the players cut their long hair, and both Redondo and Caniggia withdrew from the national team. However, Batistuta chose another way, cutting his trademark long hair only to pursue his dream again. In that edition, Barty gave it his all. He won all three group games and eliminated England in the penalty shootout, but he eventually lost to the Ice Prince's one-stop shot.
In fact, Batistuta is very close to changing his destiny. However, his powerful shot was blocked by the goalpost at a crucial moment. He missed the opportunity again and his personal glory has reached its peak, but he only wants the trophy to represent Argentina.
Four years later, the 33-year-old Batistuta competed in his final World Cup. In his opening game against Nigeria, he scored again. He knocked on the door of his opponent in a familiar way, but no one expected that it would be his last goal in Argentina. Argentina finished third in the group with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and Batistuta also regretted the end of his national team career.
I used to wonder what charm Batistuta had that made the world marvel and drive crazy. Probably because he wants to lead a fallen Fiorentina back to Serie A, even if he knows it may affect World Cup selection. It probably started when he cut his long hair just to chase his dreams.
That night, Messi led his teammates to achieve dreams that their generation had failed to achieve.
Batistuta cut the net like a child, and that moment seemed to make up for the regrets of his life.
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