Franco Mastantuono following in the footsteps of his idol Lionel Messi

Franco Mastantuono, the 18-year-old Real Madrid prodigy, will wear Argentina’s iconic number 10 jersey against Ecuador in the final World Cup qualifier with Messi resting. The symbolic moment signals Mastantuono’s rapid rise and fuels talk of him as Messi’s heir in Argentina’s post-Messi era.