The Argentine national team is preparing to face Ecuador in the Copa America semi-finals, and the players are taking a walk on the pitch to get familiar with the grass.
About two hours before Dibu Martinez carried Lionel Messi to the next phase after the missed penalty by the best soccer player on the planet, Argentina’s “bodyguard,” Rodrigo De Paul, spots his daughter in the stands.
With the exuberance of a goofball, he wears his biggest smile and starts dancing with her as if no distance separates them.
Watch one of the most wholesome videos of the summer season:
*The nickname “bodyguard” was given to De Paul by fans because, during the World Cup in Qatar, he was constantly by Lionel Messi’s side whenever there was a skirmish. De Paul’s wife mentioned that her husband, while drunk after winning the cup, told her, “I love you too, Messi.”
