Lionel Messi don reach Rosario, Argentina, on Tuesday for small rest after di World Cup final loss to Spain. Although plenty fans dey wait with signs and flags, e no make any public appearance.
Supporters only see brief glimpse of di SUV wey meet Messi on di tarmac to carry am and im family go di private neighborhood of Funes, wey dey roughly 300 kilometers north of Buenos Aires.
Di Argentina captain reportedly travel with im wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and dia three children, wey all follow am throughout di tournament for North America. Waiting for am for Rosario na im 68-year-old father, Jorge, wey im medical treatment for unspecified illness don dey public during di World Cup.
Among di fans wey gather, two young girls for Albiceleste jerseys hold welcome signs. One sign read: “Messi: You’re a legend. Thank you for bringing joy to our hearts. A whole country loves you!”
Messi dey expected to rejoin Inter Miami for late July or early August for di ongoing MLS season. Fifteen members of Argentina’s 26-player World Cup roster, led by head coach Lionel Scaloni, land for Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza Airport on Monday for chartered flight.
Di squad arrival follow Sunday’s 1-0 extra-time loss to Spain for World Cup final for East Rutherford, New Jersey, wey Ferran Torres score di goal. Di match mark Messi’s third World Cup final appearance after 2014 and 2022.
E end di tournament as runner-up for di Golden Boot with eight goals, two behind France’s Kylian Mbappé. Mbappé top di all-time World Cup goalscoring chart with 22, one more than Messi.
