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Avenida 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires, one of the widest in the world, collapsed after thousands of fans welcomed the Argentina team on Tuesday, December 20, after being crowned the World Cup champion in Qatar. On board an open-top bus, its captain and star Lionel Messi and his teammates tour the streets of the capital where euphoria and joy are the constant two days after his team won against France in what is considered by many the best finish in the history of the championship.
Argentina, a country that breathes soccer, turns to the streets in a historic moment. The ‘Albiceleste’ is already at home after consecrating itself as a three-time World Cup champion, after an outstanding but arduous career that earned them the 36-year wait.
Under the summer sun, dressed in the national team jersey and singing songs and hymns, thousands of fans crowd the avenues of Buenos Aires to watch the team that won the trophy last Sunday, the 18th, pass by in an open-top bus. December, in a vibrant final against the French national team.
Players, wearing their gold medals and taking turns holding the cup aloft, wave to fans as lights from thousands of mobile phones flash and flags wave through the crowd.
Groups of friends, families with children and the elderly gather to greet, at least for a few seconds and from a distance, the group of players who have brought significant fervor to a nation where foot ball is an essential part of their culture.
The crowds turned the main avenues of the capital into an extensive blob of blue and white and caused the collapse of Avenida 9 de Julio, which with its 140-meter width is one of the widest in the world, but traversing it became almost impossible. even on foot.
As part of the celebrations, several Air Force planes flew over the city.
“Thank you champions”
Chaos full of joy and euphoria takes over the city after the players arrived at Ezeiza International Airport around 3 in the morning.
The captain and star of the team Lionel Messi was the first to get off the plane along with technical director Lionel Scaloni, a former soccer player who in the past received strong slights from the Argentine press who questioned his experience but who against all odds achieved victory for his country after three decades of World Cup droughts. Upon his arrival, everyone passed a sign that said “Thank you, champions.”
The athletes were received by the local rock band La Mosca singing the well-known song ‘Muchachos’, which was written by a fan to the tune of an old song by the band and which became a popular hymn for Argentine fans at the Qatar World Cup.
Fans chanted to the beat of a drum as fireworks lit up the sky and the bus they boarded next made its way slowly through the crowd.
Their first stop was the Argentine Football Association (AFA), near the airport where they spent a few hours, and it was from there that around noon the team began the several-hour tour of the capital.
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The AFA informs that the selection will not attend the Casa Rosada
While the caravan advanced through the city, the AFA reported that the vehicle, which transports Messi and the rest of his companions, will not pass through the Obelisk or the Casa Rosada, as expected.
The change of plans in the route generated confusion among the fans who ran from downtown Buenos Aires to the 25 de Mayo highway to see their idols.
Much of the fans expected the players to go out on the balcony of the presidential residence as the late Argentine soccer star Diego Armando Maradona did the last time the country was crowned world champion, in 1986.
A feat that the South American nation repeats with Messi as the ’10’ of the team, who has already anticipated that he will not retire from football yet. Many hope to see his exceptional plays again in the next World Cup.
With local media
