Hand of God: Argentine club recreate Sistine Chapel portrait with Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi

Diego Maradona takes the place of God, reaching out to his compatriot Lionel Messi in the place of Adam.

Hand of God: Argentine club recreate Sistine Chapel portrait with Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi

The hand of God has reached out to touch Lionel Messi in a new mural created by an Argentine football club.

Local club Sportivo Pereyra in Buenos Aires have created a mural influenced by Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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