The vertigo with which the events take place often does not allow us to stop to review what happened, especially when the episodes are of the highest relief.
The Argentine soccer team returned to the top of the world for the third time on December 18, in distant Doha, reaching the third World Cup in its history. What happened after the penalty executed by Gonzalo Montiel passed between tears of happiness, eternal hugs, acknowledgments and acknowledgments.
The curious thing about it all was that in the middle of that climate, the team could not complete the olympic lap Traditional that all champions perform. The movement of people, among which were players, relatives of these, friends, leaders and infiltrators, began its tour of the playing field of the Lusail stadium but stopped at the goal where it ended up scoring the equality in three Kylian Mbappé.
The tour was not complete, because the emotional overflow was of such magnitude that it prevented the team from worrying about completing it. A little more of three months later It was possible to materialize on the River field, in a scenario that was filled to capacity (83,214 people), who had the privilege of sharing that image with the team led by Lionel Messi.
The cup on top and the protagonists walking through the grass wearing it for the people was the highlight of the day. The friendly match against Panama served to once again feel the idyll that exists between the footballers and the public, that began to take shape during the course of the last qualifiers, and that had its boiling point on the night of July 10, 2021 in the mythical Maracana.
The actual sample was what happened 48 hours after the final in Qatar, with a country paralyzed by this group. The tide did not allow the champions to circulate around the city aboard a micro convertible, and it was interrupted a few kilometers from the Ezeiza property.
The situation was different now, and the transfer to Núñez was completed in an orderly manner. The celebration began in the streets with greetings to the players, who were very willing to be close to their faithful. Those who appeared on the side of the road they filled their chests with that catwalk, considering that they represented millions who watched everything on television.
The team had done something similar there in Qatar, when it left the stadium – around midnight – to offer the trophy on Lusail Boulevard, an avenue a few blocks away that has lighting that makes it even more fascinating. Their desire was to return to live that image in Buenos Aires, and they were able to seal it on March 23.
The support in River was unanimous for a group that obtained the most difficult: the acceptance of an entire nation. Beyond the football ups and downs that could appear in this last process, the recognition of effort and sacrifice was the highlight. Even few doubt that the reaction of the Argentines would not have been the same, if the team did not win the world crown.
Men, women, adults and children paid homage to other young people who were able to give them a sublime 2022 end of the year. Messi, DePaul, Mac Allister, Scaloni, Aimar, Fernández, Martínez, Alvarez, Romero, Acuña, Molina, among others, are the recipients of a love that threatens to endure over time. The push they receive on the field of play also fills them with emotion, which they enjoy in the same way as if they were in the stands.
The stars this time they were on earth but they understood that if life transported them elsewhere they could have been mixed with all that crowd. The link between the two is perceived eternal, and there will be no possible disappointment that can break such a union.
The party that started in Qatar ended in Argentina with excited hearts, at the beginning of an autumn that was slow to arrive, but which finds it difficult to insert itself due to the heat that a town gives it overflowing with happiness.
The commitment against the Panamanians was left behind to give way to it: the World Cup. The great protagonist of the night. The trophy appeared after half past ten and lit up the black sky. The one who observed every detail of what was happening down there would probably have been the man who also found himself head-on with the greatest success. The same one that was made to wait for 36 years, and for that reason it will be remembered forever.
Match summary:
2 ARGENTINA: E. Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; DePaul, E. Fernandez, MacAllister; Messi, Alvarez, Di Maria. DT: Lionel Scaloni.
0 PANAMA: J. War; I. Anderson, Fariña, R. Peralta, Galván; J. Ramos, Gudino, Quintero; Murillo, Stephens, Cordoba. DT: Jorge Luis Dely Valdes.
Stadium: River.
Referee: Christian Ferreira (Uruguay).
Goals: 78m Beloved (A); 89m Messi (A).
Changes: 46m L. Martínez for Otamendi, Almada for Mac Allister and L. Martínez for Alvarez (A), V. Medina for Quintero and Browne for Córdoba (P), 60m Paredes for E. Fernández and Dybala for Di María (A), 68m G. Hernández for Fariña and Casazola for Galván (P), 69m Acuña for Tagliafico (A), 76m Camargo for Murillo (P).
