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Lionel Messi He turned 37 and decided to celebrate with the fans. La Pulga, who once again spent his birthday concentrated with the Argentine national team, returned the gesture to the hundreds of fans who gathered at the concentration of the team he commands Lionel Scaloni in New Jersey, where the Albiceleste will play this Tuesday against Chile in the second match of Group A of the Copa América.
Before addressing the public, Messi received happy birthday greetings from his teammates. The president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, led a celebration and offered four large cakes to celebrate with the best soccer player on the planet. A cake with the number ten, another with the Argentine flag, another with the replica of the World Cup and the remaining one with the AFA shield in the middle. They all had albiceleste colors.
The expectation was enormous and before the return of the world champion team after completing its last training session for the match against Chili, thousands of people of various nationalities flocked to the hotel where the Argentine delegation stayed. At 9:24 p.m. local time (10:24 p.m. in Argentina), Messi He responded to the fans who came to greet him and he looked out of one of the windows and generated delirium among the fans.
A smiling Leo Messi could be seen who enjoyed the presence of the people and did so with his teammates, Ángel Di María, Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes, who also looked out the window of the room from which they greeted the fans. The one who appeared at the scene with the footballers was Christopher Soria, the El Chiringuito journalist who is a fervent defender of the Argentine star. Once he left Barcelona, the Spanish communicator went to visit him in Paris and Miami.
It is the twelfth time in his 20-year career that La Pulga celebrates his birthday at a rally. “Thank you very much for all the greetings and congratulations!! Another year that coincides with my birthday being with the National Team… So just celebrating a little and we continue preparing for our next game. Hugs!”, was the message that the Argentine captain shared on social networks.
In the photo that he released to his more than 503 million followers on Instagram, he is seen with teammates from the Scaloneta and Marito, the most beloved prop. Messi was shown with a cake in his hand, another one on the bed, plus some sweets and crumb sandwiches. The Flea smiles alongside his closest companions as Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Nahuel Molina, Ángel Di María, Cristian Romero, Giovani Lo Celso and Nicolás Otamendi.
In addition, photos of the intimacy of Messi’s celebration with the cooks were released on the social networks of the Argentine team, Diego Iacovone and Antonia Farías, who also had a birthday on the same day. The three have known each other for years and developed a great relationship.
The argentine national team will play this Tuesday its second match in Group A of the America Cup. After their triumphant debut 2-0 against CanadaIf they repeat the victory against the Chileans they will qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament in which they defend their title won three years ago in Brazil.
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