Nicolas Otamendi shows off his Lionel Messi and Argentina trophy success tattoos. InstagramLionel Messi has offered his thanks to Argentina teammate Nicolas Otamendi after the centre-back revealed on social media that he has commissioned a special tattoo to mark their shared moment of glory at the World Cup.
Otamendi, who played every minute of every game for Argentina in Qatar, unveiled the latest addition to his extensive collection of body art on Instagram: a large depiction of Messi touching the World Cup for the first time after the Albiceleste's dramatic penalty victory over France in the final.
Along with the three words, "Enthusiasm, Conviction and Ambition", the accompanying script underneath reads: "How are they going to tell me that magic doesn't exist?", along with the date of the final in Lusail.
Otamendi shared a video of the abdominal tattoo being completed, which also includes artwork of the two other trophies Argentina have won in the past few years, the Finalissima and the Copa America.
Nicolás Otamendi has dedicated his latest set of tattoos to Lionel Messi