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Buenos Aires warms up the preview of the final with a “big flag” Albiceleste
Buenos Aires, December 17 (EFE) the final and transfers its energy to the Argentine team. The World Cup euphoria was felt in fifteen different points of the capital, which will be paralyzed for several hours this Sunday to witness a new date for the Albiceleste with history. “It’s very exciting. For Argentines, football is a passion. We have incredible nerves, but Argentina is like that,” Alejandra, one of the many fans who gathered at the foot of the Buenos Aires Obelisk, told EFE for Lionel’s team Scaloni. PREVIOUS FEAR This corner of Corrientes Avenue and 9 de Julio was one of the epicenters of the mobilizations, made up of groups of youth, families with young children and private supporters who raised their voices to get rid of their nerves fit. Although shyness initially dominated the atmosphere, the initiative of a few fans was enough to ignite the spirits of the rest of the fans, who attended the event dressed in flags, hats, scarves and light blue and white shirts. “We are very nervous because we know what will happen tomorrow. We’re scared, but we’ll also go to sleep and see what happens,” said Horacio, who went to the Obelisk with his daughter Ana, whose memories of the final day lost at the 2014 Maracana final are almost non-existent. The constant roar of the vuvuzelas was interspersed with references to the main idols of Argentine football, most notably Diego Armando Maradona, remembered even by fans who didn’t see him wearing the Albiceleste shirt due to his young age. “I remember Diego every day, every month, every year,” Renzo, a teenager who “obviously” will return to the Obelisk this Sunday in case of victory, told EFE. The love for the colors of Argentina knows no bounds, as demonstrated by Marco and Angelo, two Brazilians who drove more than twenty hours to get to Buenos Aires in time for the game. “There’s this feeling that America is united by this trophy in Argentina. We have tickets for Monday but if the champion wins I think we’ll stay longer,” admits Marco, eager to meet Messi and see the rest of the team celebrating the win in the capital. NO PRESSURE FOR ‘LEO’ Today, no player excites Argentinian fans more than Leo Messi, recipient of the hopes of a people who, come what may, will keep their love for him to the end. “What you see from Messi is something extraordinary because you really realize he’s having fun and playing as a team and the team goes with him to his death. Even though we’ve reached the final, win or not win Messi .” will always be the best in the world, always,” Rodrigo, another of the fans present at the Obelisk, told EFE. The global sensation is that despite the result against France, the team has already managed to make their country happy, the immersed in a very delicate socio-economic context, with high poverty rates and annual inflation close to triple digits.” The country is in a very bad state, we have been like this for many years and I think it will be a tremendous joy for the people to bring the trophy here. The truth is that we deserve a little bit of joy,” says Alejandra, who will speak out this Sunday by cheering for the team of his life. As night fell in Buenos Aires, the obelisk was once again decorated with images of the national team lit, the last “Cabala” – the one that Argentines love so much before every important match – before the grand final Javier Castro Bugarín (c) EFE Agency