Rosario, The Hometown Of Lionel Messi, Celebrates Their World Cup Victory.
|To commemorate Argentina’s triumph, tens of thousands of people gathered at the National Flag Memorial, the emblem of the country’s third-largest city. As soon as Messi raised the international trophy, people began to show up, and they continued to arrive long into the evening.
After Argentina defeated France to win their third World Cup, Rosario, the hometown of Lionel Messi, exploded in joy on Sunday.
Santiago Ferraris, 25, said, “We’re champions, which is all we wanted, more than anything for (Messi) and for the entire squad.
Messi, who rose through the ranks of local side Newell’s Old Boys, and Angel Di Maria, a former player for rival local team Rosario Central, both scored one of Argentina’s three goals in the 3-3 tie.
Rosario, like the rest of the nation, was rendered immobile throughout the tense game that culminated in a penalty shootout that Argentina won 4-2.
To commemorate Argentina’s triumph, tens of thousands of people gathered at the National Flag Memorial, the emblem of the country’s third-largest city. As soon as Messi raised the international trophy, people began to show up, and they continued to arrive long into the evening.