Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes y Nicholas Otamendithe five World Cup champions in Qatar 2022 who were in the back of the bus that transported the Argentina team from the airport in Ezeiza towards the property of the AFAthey had to dodge a high tension cable that surprised them in the middle of the road.
The moment was recorded by television cameras and it did not take long for it to go viral on the social mediawhere many users expressed concern about the risk that the situation implied for the players.
In the video released, you can see how Paredes, De Paul, Messi, Di María and Otamendi (from left to right) were sitting on the roof of the bus when it took a curve and a high-voltage cable appeared in front of them, which they delayed. to see partly because of the change of course of the vehicle and partly because his attention was focused on greeting the thousands of fans who gathered to accompany them during the journey to the AFA.
Just a moment after colliding with the cable, the five footballers noticed his presence. The first to do so, Otamendi, seemed to warn the rest and even tried to cover Di María, but then he chose to duck – like his teammates – given the little time they had to elude him.
Quick reflexes, the champions managed to dodge the obstacle almost simultaneously. However, Paredes was the last to lean down, so he hooked the visor of his cap on the cable and it fell off in the middle of the maneuver.
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Concerned, numerous users of social networks not only remarked that the situation could have overshadowed the festivities if the players failed to react as they did; In addition, they indicated that Paredes had to grab the cable with his hand to get around it, which represented an additional risk in the context of the unexpected situation.
The Argentine national team Live a holiday in Buenos Aires with the celebration of winning the World Cup together with the Albiceleste people who, after being declared a national holiday this Tuesday, took to the streets to experience a day that will have its highest point in the Obelisk of the Federal Capital.
