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“The world looks at you and sees poetry, Leo. They see the grace, the quietness. But I know what's underneath. I know the absolute fury it takes to stay at the top for this long.”
When Lionel Messi brakes his phone upon arriving at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, a chaotic contact transfer leaves him with a flawed directory. Seeking a lifeline amidst the suffocating pressure of this big tournament, Leo sends a vulnerable midnight text to a number he believes belongs to his best friend, Kun Agüero.
Instead, the message flashes across a screen in a five-star resort, intercepted by his eternal rival.