Hundreds of thousands of fans dyed the area of the Obelisk, in the center of Buenos Aires, blue and white on Tuesday morning, some with replicas of the Cup and in a climate of merriment, waiting for the mic who will move there to the world champion team who arrived in the country at dawn on an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight, to celebrate the third title in history obtained in the World Cup in Qatar.
Decked out in National Team shirts, some of which have been manually intervened with the third star, and With the illusion of getting as close as possible to the players, they jumped and sang, while a human anthill began to fill the sides from 9 de Julio avenue.
“We spent the night here with the illusion of seeing this champion team hand in hand with the best in the world,” they told Télam Candela (19) and Ailen (20) who together with almost a dozen friends, all soccer players, came from the Buenos Aires party of La Matanza to spend the night at the Obelisk.
“The only thing we want is to see our National Team, we are going to wait for them here and then we will run the bus wherever they go,” the young women, soccer fans “since girls” said after the vigil, tired but with their expectations intact. .
For the group of female soccer players “This is something we don’t forget anymore, being contemporary with (Lionel) Messi is the most beautiful thing there is.”
a few blocks from there, Up on the roof of the Metrobus, dozens of young people sang and danced the songs that encouraged the “Scaloneta” during the World Cup in Qatar with the now mythical “Boys…” repeating itself endlessly.
“We spent the night very hopeful to be able to see Lionel and the whole team, who showered this ground with glory once again and made us all happy”, said Luciano (31), a native of the Buenos Aires town of Dolores and a fan of Diego Maradona, whom he has “tattooed forever” on his skin.
“The only thing we want is to see our National Team, we are going to wait for them here and then we will run the bus wherever they go”
“Living through this is a clash of emotions,” added the young manwho was grateful to be able to “live this dream” with his grandfather, who was the one who transmitted “this beautiful passion” for soccer to him.
“Diego’s death left me with the purest and most meaningful hug of my life with my grandfather. With this cup we will live it again ”, he expressed to Télam surrounded by friends and cousins in the vicinity of the Obelisk.
The Scaloneta caravan
At the tip of the emblematic Buenos Aires monument, several young people leaned out of the windowsfrom where they waved flags, while others had already managed to get up the traffic lights to await the arrival of the bus with the champion team that will leave from the AFA premises in Ezeiza, where they spent the night, between 12 and 12:30.
From there, You will take Riccheri, General Paz avenue until the descent of Lugones, and then continue along 9 de Julio avenue passing through the Obelisk until the 25 de Mayo highway and finally return to Ezeiza.
Proudly wearing his shirt that reads “Three-time World Champion”, Juan arrived this morning from Santa Fe with his son and grandsonwaiting for the Selection.
“It is a national pride and the best thing we have, the best thing that could have happened to us as a country,” assured the 76-year-old man, evidently excited.
Next to him, his son Ricardo added: “It is an enormous joy to live this together, three generations that have passed on our love for football.”
“Every time Argentina wins we come to Buenos Aires to celebrate, we want to encourage and be close to this team that gave everything for us,” they agreed.
