The captain of the Selection, Lionel Messiexpressed today his “immense happiness to see all the Argentine people enjoying” the consecration in the World Cup in Qatar as happened last night in the friendly once morest Panama (2-0), which brought together some 83,000 people at the Monumental stadium.
“Many times I imagined what it might be like to return to my country as a world champion but now I have no words to explain what I feel, how grateful I am to all the people for the love,” he wrote this morning on his Instagram account, hours following the massive party.
“These are very, very special days and I can only tell you that I am immensely happy to see all the Argentine people enjoying and celebrating what was another success for everyone. Thank you! ”, He expressed in a post that instantly generated thousands of interactions.
Messi, 35, converted the second goal of the match once morest Panama from a free kick and reached the 800th goal of his professional career, adding those scored in Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and the National Team.
The captain was only one of the 100 goals with the Argentine shirt, something that he will seek to fulfill next Tuesday when the selected world champion faces Curaçao in Santiago del Estero in the second and last friendly celebration for the third star.
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