Messi likes this thing to eat

Lionel Messi has had so much written about him over the years that you wonder if there is anything left to uncover, or some little details that may have been overlooked.

Perhaps there are the odd few facts that are not known to the masses.

Over the next six slides, B/R attempt to uncover something that you might not have previously known, either personally or professionally, about the world's greatest footballer.

There would appear to be one particular food that Lionel Messi has enjoyed throughout his life: Milanesa Napolitana.

A favourite in Argentina, the dish is made with a variety of ingredients such as ham, salt, oregano, fried beef, chopped tomatoes, onions, cheese and sugar.

In Luca Caoili's book "Messi," Lionel's mother Celia describes how she cooks her son's favourite dish and notes:

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