Messi and his teammates escape drama in an open bus when they return home to Buenos Aires | world Cup of football

On Monday morning, the world champions – after a short night and a few hours’ delay – boarded the plane in Doha. After a stop in Rome, she walked straight to the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires – the capital of Argentina.

And in between, Lionel Messi posted a picture of himself on Instagram and the World Cup on the trip. “The other hand is missing a drink,” he joked. Everyone took turns getting the famous trophy safe and sound in Argentina. It even has a belt attached for fun. safety first. To pass the time, there was (continued) singing and partying on board. Drum and cymbals included.

And whether they are eagerly awaiting the entrance in Argentina. Over 190,000 people have followed Air Argentina – Flight AR1915 – live on Flightradar24. An even larger crowd was waiting for the heroes when they arrived home at about 3 am local time. From the airport, I went on an open bus to the Argentine Football Association’s training center, where the players could take a break.

But on the way there, things almost go horribly wrong. Paredes, De Paul, Messi, Di Maria and Otamendi sat on the roof of the bus, but failed to notice that they were approaching a power line. The quartet were only able to duck in time, though Paredes lost his hat.

A celebration with fans was planned downtown for the afternoon. A huge crowd is expected to come again for what should become a new folk festival. More than a million people are expected. Especially now that the government has decided that Tuesday, December 20, 2022 will be a national holiday.