Argentine fans beat the Grand Final in advance near Wembley. Photo: Mario Quinteros (special correspondent)
Close to each other. sitting there, Giannina and Francesco they embrace enjoying the tranquility of Trafalgar Square and the warm sunshine that is scarce in London. She, a 29-year-old Argentine from Santa Teresita and a Human Resources student who moved to Piacenza three years ago, wears the national team jersey with the name of Lautaro Martínez. He, a 30-year-old Italian engineer, has Barella’s blue. They met, fell in love and are now in England above all to live the experience Final which pits their two countries against each other. It is a postcard that sums up the color of this clash of powers.
But from the tranquility of Trafalgar to the madness and frenzy experienced in King Edward VII Park there is a very short gap. There, thousands of Argentines organize their party with pure singing, beer, fernet, flags with the faces of Leone Messi Y Diego Maradonabattery, smoke bombs and many, many good vibrations.
Giannina and Francesco are there. “If we become world champions, I will return to Argentina to experience it there in my country”, was born on the coast of Buenos Aires decided. The shirts of the albicelesti invaded English soil very soon. On the morning of this Wednesday, the surroundings of the iconic Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament witnessed a parade of Argentines. And as the hours went by, the volume increased considerably. The media, according to a vague report by the chronicler of Clarione on a tour of the main tourist spots, it seemed For every ten light blue and white shirts, a blue one passed …
Source: Clarin
