Estêvão, who is expected to join Chelsea next summer, was often compared to Lionel Messi when he started playing at Cruzeiro, hence the nickname, 'Messinho,' meaning 'little Messi.' Though a fan ...

His name? Lionel Messi da Silva. ESPN Brazil traveled to Paulínia, a town near Campinas, to find out more about the origins of "Messinho" (Little Messi), as the young Brazilian has been nicknamed.