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A Sculptor Rushes to Finish a Lionel Messi Statue During the World Cup

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As Lionel Messi chases another World Cup title, an artist is rushing to finish a gigantic statue of the soccer star in the middle of the Patagonian desert

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A Sculptor Rushes to Finish a Lionel Messi Statue During the World Cup

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