As recently as 2019, Brazilian Messias changed into plying his exchange in Italy's third-tier Serie C, a past in local leagues and a former process moving fridges no longer that some distance in the back of him.
However, after making his debut for Crotone in Serie B in the August of that yr the 30-12 months-vintage's superstar has risen fast, an impressive debut Serie A season the subsequent campaign main to a dream move to seven-time European champions Milan.
Down-to-earth Messias, who emigrated to Italy in 2011, should well locate himself playing a part for the go to of Liverpool on Tuesday as the Rossoneri try to make it to the last 16 of the Champions League for the primary time considering the fact that 2013.
"I try to consider running difficult and to enhance due to the fact whilst you're at this stage you want to get used to it," Messias said to DAZN after scoring two times in remaining week's 3-zero Serie A win at Genoa.
"I got used to it closing year, gambling for a respectable group that alas were given relegated... It's a chunk exceptional this 12 months due to the fact I've discovered myself in a splendid team and a huge membership â- that offers you an extra push."
It's down to Messias that Milan have a threat of making the knockout levels of Europe's pinnacle club opposition after he scored his first purpose for the club at Atletico Madrid a fortnight ago.
His header 3 mins from the give up on the Wanda Metropolitano reignited a European campaign which seemed lifeless when they picked up just one factor from their first four matches.
Now Milan face Liverpool on Tuesday knowing a win towards the already-qualified Reds ought to book them passage to the closing sixteen.
Sitting third in Group B and a factor at the back of Porto in 2nd, they need to beat Jurgen Klopp's institution winners and hope Porto don't beat Atletico Madrid.
It's an unlikely but no longer not possible combination. Atletico also can make the knockouts if they beat Porto and Milan fail to get 3 factors towards what's in all likelihood to be a Liverpool aspect lacking several main gamers.
