Argentina’s Lionel Messi Celebrates World Championship Victory with Dinner in Miami

Eight months ago, the Argentine national team he climbed to the top of football in Qatar. Be world champion it is so difficult that a power like Argentina managed it only three times. Therefore, such an achievement will live until eternity. And since it never hurts to celebrate, last night there was a dinner in miamithe new land of Lionel Messi, in which the captain met with Claudio Tapia, president of the AFA, and two friends: Maxi Rodríguez and Oscar Ustari, former teammates of his at different times in the national team.

Dinner took place in a restaurant in the city, where Tapia had arrived a few days before to publicly present a development project that unites the AFA with that city. There, the leader He even said that Messi is to Miami what Maradona was to Naples. An excess typical of happiness that has led to the conquest of the world title, the spill of which is enjoyed every day. In fact, this Friday the anniversary was remembered on their social networks by several of those who were part of the squad that lifted the World Cup on December 18 in Qatar, after the final against France, the best history of the World Cups, defined dramatically in penalties.

Lionel Messi, on the shoulders of Kun Agüero, the unforgettable nightInstagram @afaseleccion

The photo, which Tapia published on his social networks, shows the final moment of the meeting, as certified by three desserts presented on the table -a tiramisu, which appears to be a key lime and a glass of ice cream, still untasted- and the three scattered cups of coffee. The image lends itself to different lucubrations: was there one who did not eat dessert or drink coffee? Or were the desserts shared -perhaps among the footballers-, due to the arrangement of the dishes on the table? Could it be that Tapia is a devotee of tiramisu and kept it all for himself?

Messi’s left hand on Tapia’s shoulder denotes something already familiar: the Argentine captain has developed a personal relationship with the president of the AFA since Tapia began accompanying the team at a time when the institution was a quagmire without resources. neither economic nor president: the previous stage and the 2016 Copa América Centenario, after which Tata Martino resigned as coach. Precisely the DT could well have been part of the appointment yesterday, since he is now Messi’s coach again, at Inter Miami.

“Every 18th of the month, we relive the greatest joy we had with Leo!! Today, 8 months after getting our third star, the usual pleasure of being able to celebrate with the greatest of all, ”Tapia wrote on his Twitter account, which he published at one in the morning on Friday. He then added: “Today we spent a nice night with friends and soccer talk with @OscarUstari, @Mr11 ok and Leo Messi. Until next time!!”.

Ustari, whose last team was Pachuca (Mexico), has maintained a close relationship with Messi since they shared the youth team that won the World Cup title in 2005, in the Netherlands. A year later, they shared a room as members of the senior team at the World Cup in Germany: a shy Messi took refuge in the vicinity of the then Independiente goalkeeper. Then, in 2008, they won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. “Argentine and soccer dinner”, he wrote in his post of the photo of the meeting in Miami.

maxi rodriguez, retired from football, had his friend Messi as the central guest at his farewell party on June 24 (Leo turned 36 that day). He has now been in Miami for a few weeks, close to the new soccer excursion of the 10, who arrived in that city and since then has not stopped winning: he has scored 9 goals in the six games he played. They shared in the team three World Cups for the elderly: Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, when they were runners-up. Maxi is also usually shown with Messi on social networks.

Messi had an intense Thursday, which closed with that dinner. In the morning he had trained with his Inter Miami teammates, with whom this Saturday he will face the Leagues Cup final against Nashville SC as a visitor. In the afternoon, Leo offered his first press conference since he settled in the city. “I am where I want to be,” he smiled at the media. “I am very happy with the decision that we made together with my family, not only for sports but also for how we live day to day here, for how we enjoy the city and for the treatment received by the people, which was spectacular. I am grateful and happy, ”explained the crack, that if he consecrates himself against Nashville he will become the most winning soccer player in soccer history, with 44 titles, one more than those of the Brazilian Dani Alves, his former teammate from Barcelona.

“Adapting to the city was very easy because we were convinced to come and the people made everything easier. When I left Barcelona for Paris it was complicated, this was totally different. It is a city with many Latinos and the Latino is closer, more demonstrative, that is very important to enjoy”, he emphasizes. “We are still settling in because we recently arrived, we don’t have the house where we are going to live permanently throughout this period, but everything is very easy due to the treatment of the people both at the club, as well as the fans and also at the day by day, on the street”, he expressed in part of the 20 minutes he spoke with the media, at the Florida club’s facilities.

“Since this competition began, we knew it was an opportunity to start from scratch. A new technical director arrived, many players joined the squad and we adapted very well. We had the chance to change things because of how we came in the League, ”he points out, between the heat, the humidity and… the school of his children. “I can live the day calmly, with happiness. The kids will start school soon, that helps a lot, because they have to get used to it. Everything I’m living here is easier. When I went from Barcelona to Paris, it was complicated”, he compared. Now the world smiles at him. And he is not far behind: he returns the same face.

Messi listens to the translation of a question in his headset, during the press conferenceMarta Lavandier – AP

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