“Thank you, dad Lionel”: the emotional greeting of the AFA for Christmas

Dolls, balls and bicycles appear in letters to Santa Claus. Many are treasured items for children for Christmas. But this year It will be special for the Argentinesbecause a week earlier the national team was champion for the third time in its history and Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup in Qatar.

Following this fact that filled the Argentines with joy, so much so that about five million people mobilized on Tuesday in the streets of Buenos Aires to see the bus carrying the world champions, also the Christmas greeting of the AFA was special.

It is a 39-second video that was published on the eve of Christmas Eve on the social networks of the Argentine Football Federation.

There is a boy who runs down the stairs of his house and discovers that there is a present under the tree. When he opens the box, he discovers the World Cup inside. He then exclaims: “Thank you, daddy Lionel”.

A few moments later, he kisses the Cup, as Messi did on 18 December at the Lusail Stadium, after Argentina beat 2018 world champions France on penalties after drawing 2-2 in regular time and 3-3 in full time. ‘extension.

“Papa Lionel” Christmas

The national team captain arrived in Rosario on Tuesday afternoon, when he took a private flight with Ángel Di María and Paulo Dybala. The Roma forward continued on to Córdoba and the others boarded a helicopter for the second time in 24 hours. This time there was no Olympic aerial tour. Only a few minutes flew to the Kentucky Country Club, where the “Pulce” has a house and his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and their three children were waiting for him.

“Thank you, Lio”, reads the blue and white flag that has been displayed at the main entrance to the town where other sports stars live. Given the visit of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) footballer, this section of Provincial Road 34-S is under the custody of the Santa Fe Police. On the opposite side of the road, they put up safety barriers, since the desire to see the idol who brought the cup has not faded since his return to the country.

In Funes, in fact, two personalities from the team led by Alejandro Sabella at the World Cup in Brazil greeted the leader of La Scaloneta: both Maxi Rodríguez and Javier Mascherano met the former Barcelona player in his native province to celebrate the title which cut a streak of 36 years old.

Meanwhile, Luis Suárez arrived with his family on Thursday to spend Christmas with Messi. Meanwhile, everyone in Rosario wants to honor him before he returns to France. Mayor Pablo Javkin made the National Flag Monument park available, the epicenter of an unprecedented mobilization as Argentina emerged champions in Qatar.

The proposal involves the application of the security protocol used for presidential visits, although preparations will not be started until the idol and his teammates say they want to go out and celebrate on the street again.