Fanaticism for Messi has no limits: they collect signatures to put their image on the Ministry of Development for that of Eva Perón

The image of Lionel Messi raising the world Cup It was a wish shared by millions of Argentines and the dream has come true. On December 18, the captain of the national team achieved his maximum goal and the scene was imprinted in every corner of the planet.

Now, nearly two months after the achievement in Qatar, that Messi World Cup postcard returns in the form of controversy, or at least involved in an unusual request. On the networks, Argentine fans have launched a campaign to get signatures and to ensure that this portrait of the Lion and the Cup reaches an iconic place in the city of Buenos Aires, the facade of the Ministry of Public Works, where the Ministry of Social Development currently works, on Avenida 9 de Julio, which since 2011 presents south and north the face of Eva Perón.

On the Change.org page, a user made the proposal: “Change the image of Eva Perón with that of Lionel Messi of the building for social development”it is called the movement that has become all the rage.

It came out shortly after the final against France but has gone viral in the last few hours, managing to surpass 25,000 signatures in a short time. “In homage to the world champion so that his image is in one of the most viewed buildings in our capital”he says briefly. And collects the opinion of all voters.

The building in question, located at 9 de Julio between Avenida Belgrano and Calle Moreno, was inaugurated during the presidency of Agustín Pedro Justo in November 1936has 27 floors including two basements, ground floor and 22 floors, plus roof terrace and panoramic terrace. Since 2011 carries the image of Eva Peróndesigned with steel pipes by the plastic artist Alexander Marble.

He MOP o The Ministry of Public Works is considered a mythical place for the Peronism given that the so-called Open Cabildo of Justicialism took place right in its vicinity, in which a crowd gathered in August 1951 to ask Evita to integrate the presidential formula together with her husband, Juan Domingo Peron, something he ultimately ended up discarding as he was already suffering from health issues.

But if we talk about controversial proposals, six months ago there was also talk of the Ministry of Development, but no longer to change its image but to demolish it definitively.

In August 2022, the legislature of Buenos Aires Roberto García Moritanhusband of the renowned model and presenter Caroline pampita Ardohain, presented a project to expropriate the building and demolish it. Among the reasons given by Moritán, he speaks of “reduction of pickets on Avenida 9 de Julio” and “improve circulation” on 9 de Julio.

The proposal was not successful, and surely the same thing will happen with this one starring Lionel Messi. What is clear, as if it were to be confirmed, is that the World Cup has overflowed with the fanaticism of Argentine fans for the captain of the national team.