Lionel Messi came to China to join the delegation of the Argentine National Team of Lionel Scaloni, who will play two friendlies on Asian soil. Of course, on the arrival of the 10th in Beijing a curious situation occurred, when the immigration authorities delayed the Argentine captain for almost half an hour due to some problem with his passport.
The scene was recorded on video thanks to the large number of cell phones waiting for the crack that will play in the Inter Miamiand quickly went viral on social media from the other side of the world.
Messi appears in the center of the scene as if without understanding what is happening, although showing a lot of patience and with a side that usually accompanies him every time he dresses as an albiceleste: Rodrigo DePaul.
It is known that the Atlético de Madrid midfielder maintains a special relationship with Leo: they are friends, they traveled together and he does not leave his side on and off the pitch.
Leandro Paredes, Angel Di Maria, and German Pezzella. y Nicolas Tagliaficoamong others, were also part of this new contingent of national stars that set foot in Beijing.
After almost half an hour of waiting, Messi and the rest of the Argentine players were able to enter the eastern country and were transported by bus to the hotel where the team is staying.
The National Team has already trained in Beijing
The Argentine national team, with Lionel Messi present, trained for the first time today in Beijing ahead of Thursday’s friendly against Australia, in the opening duel of the FIFA double date.
With the squad almost complete, and waiting for Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) and Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), the group of players present carried out activation work at the hotel where the delegation is staying.
The names with which Lionel Scaloni already counts are Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso, Enzo Fernandez, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Acuña, Lucas Ocampos, Guido Rodriguez, Germain Pezzella, Giovanni Simeone, Geronimo Rulli, Nicholas Tagliafico, Walter Benitez, Nicholas Gonzalez, Alexander Garnacho, Leonardo Balerdi and Facundo Medina, early arrivals; and Exequiel Palaces, Facundo Buonanotte, Christian Rosemary and Nicolas Otamendi.
These footballers worked in two different groups, with specific tasks to catch up after a few weeks off postseason at their respective clubs.
The revolution by Lionel Messi, as observed on social networks, is total in the streets of China and many soccer fans came to the surroundings with the desire to see him at least for a moment.
In addition, in the afternoon in Beijing, Emiliano Martínez and Alexis Mac Allister joined, both from England.
The coaching staff also summoned Independiente goalkeeper Mateo Morro, to participate in the tour as a sparring partner and who also came with the first group.
Tomorrow the work will be transferred, at the same time, to the Olympic Stadium in Beijing.
Argentina will play two games on this tour, on Thursday the 15th, starting at 9:00, against Australia, in Beijing; and then on Monday at 9:30 a.m., in Jakarta, Indonesia, against the local team.
In this way, Argentina and Australia will repeat the duel of the round of 16 in Qatar, which ended with a 2-1 national victory, with goals from Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez and a key final save by Emiliano Martínez.
With information from Agencies
2023-06-10 19:35:30
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