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“Thank you very much for all the greetings and congratulations! Another year that coincides with my birthday being with the National Team, so celebrating a little, just, and we continue preparing for our next game. “Hugs!” he wrote. Lionel Messi on his Instagram account, next to the window to the intimacy of the celebration at the New Jersey hotel where the national team awaits the duel against Chile this Tuesday, for the second date of the America Cup.
The thing is that, thanks to the photo, you can see details of the emotional and simple meeting to honor the captain of the world champion team on his 37th anniversary. In the publication of the Inter Miami forward, who in 20 minutes reaped more than 400,000 “likes” and almost 11,000 comments, he posed with Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Nahuel Molina, Ángel Di María, Cuti Romero, Gio Lo Celso and Nicolás Otamendiall members of the old guard that lifted the continental title in 2021. Only the Tottenham midfielder could not be part of the feat in Qatar due to injury, but once recovered he returned to Lionel Scaloni’s consideration.
In the image you can also see the cakes that the AFA ordered for the idol: one with his image kissing the World Cup at the Lusail stadium and another chocolate one with the legend “Happy birthday, Leo”, written in cream. On the well-served table, other sweets and crumb sandwiches are seen. An “allowed” for the players on such a special occasion. And among the players a part of the “heart” of La Scaloneta appears; a silent hero: Marito De Stefanothe team’s prop, who was placed in the snapshot next to the group’s top reference.
Immediately, the interactions of Leo’s colleagues emerged. Di María and Pezzella “liked” the post. From Paul he dedicated a message to him: “Happy birthday brother! May life continue giving you everything you deserve!. And Dibu Martínez did the same: “Happy birthday, Capi.”.
In his 20-year career, this is the 12th birthday that Messi has spent concentrating with the National Team. Since 2005, when he was with the Under 20 team that won the World Cup in Holland, the cake scene surrounded by soccer players and far from his family was repeated. All for his love for the Albiceleste.
Even without being able to be by his side minute by minute, Antonela Roccuzzohis wife, made public her wishes on this special day. “Happy Birthday love. “We love you infinitely”, wrote in a photo that was accompanied by a heart and whose plural referred to the members of the image. In addition to them, her children Thiago, Mateo and Ciro were in the snapshot. The five appear sitting in an armchair dressed in gala clothes in the prelude to the 2023 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony. They are in Paris and it is October 30, 2023.
The AFA also remembered its icon with a video. “Today is the one who fulfilled our dream of seeing him champion”, the spot says at one point. Newell’s, Barcelona and Neymar, among others, also left their congratulations for the star, who remains in force at his young 37 years.
“The truth is that we don’t think about the gift because you say ‘what can you give to someone who already has everything’. Maybe we will have to see the president and the people from the AFA will have bought something from him,” said Lionel Scaloni at a press conference. A while later, the table was served…
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