While presenting the World Cup trophy to their audience on Tuesday, the Albiceleste players had to leave Buenos Aires by helicopter, the progress of the bus being made impossible.
Madness in the streets of Buenos Aires. The Argentine selection presented the World Cup trophy to its supporters on Tuesday, with a traditional parade in the capital. Between four and five million people responded. The fervor was such that Lionel Messi and his teammates had to evacuate Buenos Aires by helicopter. The progression by bus was “impossible” Due to “the explosion of popular joy“, announced the presidency.
«The world champions fly over the entire planned route in helicopters, as it has become impossible to continue by roadPresidential spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti said in a tweet.
«Let’s continue to celebrate in peace, and show them our love and admiration“. More than 4 million people, according to a source from the municipality, had gathered on the course of the team, between the complex of the Argentine Federation (AFA) 32 km from the capital, and the heart of the city.
A few minutes earlier, the president of the AFA Chiqui Tapia had announced that the security authorities “don’t let us get to the end to greet all the people waiting at the Obelisk». «A thousand apologies on behalf of all champion players“, he added in a tweet.
Leaving at 11:45 a.m. (2:45 p.m. GMT) from the AFA headquarters, the bus from now ontri-championsArgentinians had to join the Obelisk, the nerve center of the celebrations. But he had only traveled about ten kilometers three hours later, slowed down along the way by tens of thousands of supporters wearing sky and white jerseys, AFP noted.
Argentinian television footage showed, at one point along the route, a fan attempting to jump onto the players’ bus as it passed just under a road bridge, but missing his reception, and ending his fall in the compact crowd following the bus on foot.
