In addition to being one of the best footballers in the history of sports, Lionel Messi He stands out a lot off the court, due to his humility and his way of being. Despite having become one of the most famous people on the planet, the current Inter Miami player and his family continue to live and treat people the same way they did before success and fame arrived.
In this sense, a while ago a story went viral that indirectly involves the Flea and his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, with some entrepreneurs from the province of Santa Fe. It turns out that, in the town of Funes, very close to Rosario‘s native Lionel Messithere was a churrería that was about to close, but due to an involuntary contribution from 10, it ended up becoming a successful business.
Sofía Snaidero, today the owner of “La Churrería de Funes”, says that when she moved to the small city, 11 years ago, the place was about to close, since it did not sell much. In this context, the woman spoke with Raquel, the owner at the time, and offered to partner with her in the establishment, in exchange for her teaching her the trick to cooking good churros.
Due to Sofía’s financial contribution, the churrería was able to stay afloat for a while longer and the turning point came when they had the opportunity to send some of their products to him. Lionel Messi. The Snaidero veterinarian knew Antonela Roccuzzo’s mother, so he was able to access her contact to send her the gift, which was very well received.
The soccer star and his wife were so pleased with the churros, that some time later they decided to order delivery. In the most normal way, Antonella Roccuzzo sent a WhatsApp to the churrería and placed an order, although on the other side they did not know who it was. After the delivery man returned from leaving the order, Sofía, Raquel and the rest of the employees found out about the situation and exploded with happiness. In this way, from that moment, “La Churrería de Funes” became “La Churrería del Campeón del Campo” and did not stop selling.
Sofía told what the moment was like
Through an interview with Bolavip, Sofía Snaidero revealed what the moment was like when, without knowing it, they received and prepared an order for Lionel Messi: “The message said ’24 units of dulce de leche, 12 of pastry cream and six of Nutella.’ I find out about the situation when the cadet arrives crying and tells me ‘You knew where I was going’, but no, I didn’t know. So when he started telling me that, I related.”
Finally, Snaidero told how, from that moment on, his life and that of all the churrería workers was changed forever. “As a person it changed me 100 percent, it changed an entire family completely, we lived in a very small house and today we live in a much larger house. It gave possibilities to many other people who were with us. Raquel is already retired, but she is a woman who cannot stay at home and that is why today she is at the premises to accompany, advise, help,” she concluded.
