For them, it is (also) a relief. Tired of seeing Lionel Messi, their idol, being singled out, even whistled – as on the last day of Ligue 1 -, the Argentinians welcomed with great satisfaction the news of his departure from Paris SG and his future arrival. at Inter Miami. “We knew he had to leave Paris, he should never have been so mistreated. But after his successes and all the joys he has given us, he deserves to go where he wants… we are giving him a gift to the world!” Sandra Oldani, a 60-year-old employee at Buenos Aires.
Same story on the side of Matias Carrizo, a 26-year-old traveling salesman happy to see him “elsewhere than at Paris SG, seen as they treated him”. “I would have liked him to go to Barcelona, because you feel that there people love him, and as they say, nothing like home,” he said, also at the AFP. In addition to the inhabitants of Buenos Aires, everyone in Argentine football was delighted with the choice of “la Pulga”. “Starting today, Inter Miami has a new supporter!” Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Federation (AFA), tweeted.
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The specialized press of the South American country – which, on the whole, understands the decision of the 2022 world champion – also took the opportunity to scratch the behavior of Parisian supporters throughout the year. “Guys, you have less common sense than a reclusive monk. You had Messi, Mbappé and Neymar in the same team, and you kept complaining. From the podium you boycotted a team which with a little more time could have been champion of everything […] Grow up, guys, “wrote for example, this Tuesday, in an open letter, one of the journalists Argentina’s most respected specialists. Suffice to say that Lionel Messi’s change of club is experienced, in Argentina, as a real relief.
