This was announced by the streamer Gerónimo Benavides this Sunday, without giving many details about what happened at the Lusail stadium, after qualifying for the semifinals on penalties.
The first blow of the spicy final between the Argentine National Team and the Netherlands arrived this Sunday. Pending the resolution of the file that investigates what happened after Lautaro Martínez converted the penalty for qualifying for the semifinals, FIFA decided to expel the streamer Gerónimo ‘Momo’ Benavides as the voice of the Albiceleste stadium, who said the formation and harangued the fans before each match.
It was ‘Momo’ himself, chosen the streamer of the year in 2021 and a fanatic fan of Platense, who explained the decision of the organizer of the World Cup. “Unfortunately today FIFA informed me that I will no longer be the voice of the stadium when the National Team plays, Without many explanations, they gave me to understand that part is as a result of what happened against the Netherlands“He posted in a thread on his Twitter account, where he has more than 500,000 followers.
“This thread is only to thank those who supported me, to apologize to those who feel that I failed them, or perhaps they did not feel that I did what I had to do well from my humble place. I sincerely tried to be the voice of each one of you, what as Argentine as possible, without acting it, feeling it and expressing myself as you would, being one more as always”he added.
And he completed: “Thank you for accompanying me in this dream that I lived, thanks to the AFA and to the players and workers of the National Team who have always integrated me (and it does not depend on them) and especially to the players for the moments of happiness that make us live and that they are the most important thing”.
“This beautiful and fucking work has come this far, I hope I have not disappointed you and you will see me blogging from anywhere, encouraging as always, singing as always, because the important thing is that Argentina reaches the top, not my role, I was a little link of something beautiful”he added.
And, before saying goodbye, he announced that he will seek to be in the Lusail stadium anyway on Tuesday for the semifinal against Croatia: “As I always say: LET’S BANK THE PLAYERS AND THOSE WHO WORK EVERY DAY SO THAT WE GET AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE. sorry and thank you”.
This was the work of ‘Momo’ in the matches of Argentina
Before traveling to Doha, ‘Momo’ said that his choice had been proposed by the AFA based on his relationship with Nicolás Novello, the press officer for the Argentine National Team. From there came a study process by FIFA that finally confirmed that privileged place: being on the field of play until the moment the teams entered the field, haranguing the fans.
Born in the 19 de febrero neighborhood of La Plata, Gerónimo Benavídez Marchesi was also part of the broadcasts that are carried out daily on AFA Estudio, the Twicht channel that opened just before this World Cup to make the National Team the first to enter officially in that world.
After the victory against Mexico, to crown a dream day, the Argentine influencer met Lionel Messieven defying the limits imposed by his accreditation -according to himself revealed- and received the shirt of Marcos ‘“Egg” Acuña.
