When he went out to the Plaza de Sant Pere to meet the faithful, Pope Francis He used to smile when someone gave him a San Lorenzo de Almagro jersey, whose club he was a member of with the number 88,235. More than once, he would grab one and fly it through the skies of Rome. Jorge Mario Bergoglio has undoubtedly been the most football-loving Pope of Rome, as a good Argentine. When Argentina won the 2022 World Cup, more than one compatriot joked that he had something to do with the success. In one of the first events after being elected head of the Church, he famously said the phrase "May San Lorenzo win" when asked if he was a Boca Juniors or River Plate fan, the most popular Argentine clubs. No, he was raven, as fans of a club founded by a priest, Lorenzo Massa, are known. Everything fits.