Two hundred fans surround the restaurant where Messi dines

Messi unleashed the madness in his first return to Argentina after the victory of the albiceleste in the World Cup in Qatar, last December.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
21 March 2023 Tuesday 09:47
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Two hundred fans surround the restaurant where Messi dines

Messi unleashed the madness in his first return to Argentina after the victory of the albiceleste in the World Cup in Qatar, last December. On Monday, together with his wife and children, Leo landed in the country on a private plane and went directly to the training grounds of the Argentine Football Association, located very close to the Ezeiza international airport, to prepare the the first two games that the team will play after winning their third world title.

After training in the afternoon, the Paris Saint Germain player went to dinner at Don Julio, one of the most renowned grills in Buenos Aires, in the company of family members and some friends. Currently, Don Julio occupies second place on the Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list and is located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, one of the busiest nightlife spots in the Argentine capital on these southern summer nights.

Word of Messi's presence in the restaurant spread and, in a few minutes, two hundred fans had already surrounded the corner of the premises. The fans sang the songs that had already become popular during the World Cup in Qatar, beginning with the hit “Muchachos”.

After one in the morning this Tuesday, Leo's dinner had already become a public order problem, with euphoric fans being contained by the police to prevent them from entering the premises.

The owner of Don Julio offered La Pulga to leave the restaurant through a back door, to which the crack refused, according to what the actor and television producer Adrián Suar, one of the friends who shared a table with the player, told this Tuesday. His mother, Celia Cuccittini, and two of his brothers, Sol and Matías, also accompanied him. "No way. At least, I want to go out and greet all the people who are there, ”Suar explained that Messi said.

However, the exit of the ten was tumultuous and was not without risks. Protected by the two escorts who had accompanied him to the restaurant and some policemen, Messi managed to reach the Porsche in which he had arrived, making his way through the fans who cheered for him and wanted to touch him, many of whom chased the vehicle on foot for two blocks. through the Palermo neighborhood.

Messi's security has been reinforced in his country, after at the beginning of March two unknown persons fired fourteen bullets at the door of a supermarket belonging to the player's in-laws, in Rosario, and left the following note: "Messi, you we are waiting". An attack that the authorities attribute to the drug gangs that for years have controlled a good part of the popular neighborhoods of the second city of Argentina.

It is the first time that Messi returns to Argentina after the victorious return after the World Cup victory and the massive and chaotic celebration that took place in Buenos Aires. Later, Messi moved to his home in Rosario to spend the Christmas holidays until he returned to Paris in January.

Now, the former Barcelona player returns to play two friendlies with the albiceleste. On Thursday, at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina will play against Panama and the squad will take the opportunity to offer and raise the World Cup again before the fans who attend the match. The Argentine team will play its second friendly on Tuesday, against Curaçao, in the northern city of Santiago del Estero.