Messi and Paredes, there was also room for an incident during the parade taking place in Buenos Aires these hours.
The World Cup has arrived in Buenos Aires, thirty-six years later. The glittering trophy that is presented to the World Cup winning selection returns to South America. The last time was in 1986, the year of Diego Armando Maradona’s definitive consecration. This time it was up to Leo Messi, now his legitimate heir, to do the honours.
The Pulce, of course, smiled as he stepped off the plane in front of a frenzied crowd, which had already been gathering since the early hours of the morning – the Selección landed at Ezeiza airport in the middle of the night, after a very long journey – to welcome the heroes of Qatar 2022. Meanwhile, the government proclaimed a national holiday. The South American country will pause for at least twenty-four hours to pay homage to Lionel Scaloni’s men, who in the Middle East have conquered the coveted tercera, the third star that from now on will stand out on the official uniforms. No one, in these hours, feels like sleeping. Messi and his teammates, despite it being 2:30 a.m., boarded the open-top bus, escorted by cheering fans.
Messi and Paredes, the Juventus man risked being run over by an electric cable
Buenos Aires is already swarming with albicelesti flags. Everything is ready for the traditional parade that will take place today in the Argentine capital. Obviously, new oceanic crowds are expected, like the ones that immediately poured into the main streets after Montiel’s decisive penalty.
The plane that brought the players back home
The images of a packed Buenos Aires quickly went around the world. The whole of Argentina is bubbling with joy at a triumph that has been long awaited. Almost everywhere the song ‘Muchachos’, which was the soundtrack to the Selección’s ride to the final, resounds. Yet, in this atmosphere of absolute joy, there was also room for moments, if you like, of real terror. Along with Messi, in fact, Otamendi, De Paul, Di Maria and Paredes also climbed onto the roof of the uncovered bus, perhaps to better admire the crowd. The Juventus player, however, had not noticed the presence of several electric cables on the roadway, risking being run over and falling off the bus. Luckily he managed to dodge the danger, but the images are truly chilling.
The Argentina players almost got caught in the overhead cables!pic.twitter.com/ARmcycGxGg
– Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 20, 2022
