Lionel Messi and his teammates will be received like heroes on Tuesday (20) in Buenos Aires, where millions of Argentines await the arrival of the selection to celebrate together the World Cup title, the third Alviceleste in history.
“As soon as they arrive consecrated, we have to receive them and say: ‘Thank you, boys’,” José Luis Quiroga, 56, told AFP in the Obelisk region, the place the players chose to celebrate their return to Argentina.
“The world champion squad will leave on Tuesday at noon for the Obelisk to celebrate the world title with their fans. Yes, we are world champions!”, wrote the selection’s profile on Twitter.
As soon as the penalty shoot-out ended, in which Argentina beat France (4-2) after 90 minutes (2-2) and extra time (3-3), millions of people rushed to the streets of Buenos Aires and beyond. Argentine cities to celebrate the third world title of this football-loving country.
Messi thus crowned his brilliant career with the only trophy he lacked.
“It starts today (Sunday) and doesn’t end until they arrive. We’re going to continue a little longer. We plan to receive them at Ezeiza airport and then we’ll make a caravan wherever they go”, assured Verónica Silva, a 44-year-old teacher.
“It’s a good team, who represented us very well. The biggest moment of celebration will be when they arrive. Now we’re waiting, of course, for them too”, said friends Rosa Rodríguez (63), a cleaner, and Adriana Núñez (57), dressmaker.
If all of Argentina was in ecstasy, the city of Rosario had no words to describe the emotion of its two favorite children: Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María.
“If Messi and Di María come to Rosario to celebrate, we’ll be happy, but they have the right to do whatever they want. They don’t owe us anything,” commented Micaela Lourdes, 20, who watched the game with her mother.
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