On the night between Thursday and Friday, Argentina played a friendly match with Panama, but since the 2:0 victory had no competitive result, the center of attention was the fans, who welcomed their heroes – the world champions – with a spectacle at the packed Monumental. Namely, the Gauchos walked the World Cup trophy through the streets of Buenos Aires for the first time since the celebration in Qatar, and the mere fact that Lionel Messi and his friends will play their first game since winning the World Cup was reason enough for a new party in the capital. No one was interested in the fact that on the opposite side was unattractive rival like Panama.CRAZY SCENES. 🤯THE BEST ATMOSPHERE OF ALL TIME. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/8HYjFt4edr— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) March 23, 2023 The greatest. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/T2Ygl4cujY— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) March 24, 2023 The nation wanted to salute its heroes once more. And they did it in a worthy way, creating an atmosphere that will be remembered and retold forever. It you remember the festivities on the streets of Buenos Aires in the first days after winning the World Cup, it is no surprise. Argentinians once again showed that football in their country is really much more than a sport. The fans’ song “Muchachos”, which gave the football players a boost during the month spent in Qatar, was constantly booming from the stands, and even its creator Fernando Romero at one point took over the microphone and sang along with the entire stadium. Nevertheless, before the singing of the national anthem, the stadium erupted, the Monumental thundered louder than in the previous hour or two, “Muchachos” roared from the stands from the throats of every fan, and Lionel Messi, his namesake and coach Scaloni and Emiliano Dibu Martinez gave in under the rush of emotions, so they shed a few tears with wide smiles.I’m not crying, you’re crying 🥹#Messi𓃵 | #Argentina pic.twitter.com/SM3IWX9Evz— Reyi (@Reinaldodcg9) March 23, 2023 By the way, Argentina celebrated with a lot of trouble, with goals in the last fifteen minutes of the game, and the second goal was the work of Lionel Messi from a free kick. It was his 800th career goal, whether scored for club or national team, although he could have reached it earlier, as he hit the back of the net twice during the game, both times from free kicks. Thiago Almada, the scorer of the first goal, has even more reason to remember tonight’s match forever, since it was his first goal for the senior national team.LIONEL MESSI’S FREE KICK GOAL FOR ARGENTINA! Via @TV_Publica. 🐐🇦🇷pic.twitter.com/zZb836PEZF— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) March 24, 2023
