First the farewell tears from Barcelona, ​​then the triumphant reception in Paris: From a good 11,000 kilometers away, as the crow flies, the football fans in Argentina follow the exciting days around Lionel Messi.

It seems as if the distance of the last few years has flown, the love between idol and grassroots has rekindled.

This was ensured primarily by winning the Copa America a few weeks ago in Brazil.

The first big title in Argentine dress: For Messi, but also for the supporters of the Albiceleste, it was a liberation.

And maybe a new start about 15 months before the World Cup in Qatar.

That is the next big heartfelt wish of the Argentines.

The 2022 world championship title should be the crowning achievement of the 35-year-old multiple “world footballer” in the national team.

And most fans think that the decision to leave a Barça that has been developing steadily over the past few years was the right one.

Messi was seen by the Argentines as a brilliant footballer, but also as aloof and sometimes cool. But with his emotional celebration of the Copa America win, with the farewell to Barcelona, ​​the appearance as a family man at the side of his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and the sharing of fitness videos of his wife, Messi begins more and more, including the sentimental desires of the Fill boulevards.

Antonella Roccuzzo alone has 16.8 million followers on Instagram and has long since become a style icon. In hardly any other city than Paris will it be better to serve the greed for spectacle and speculation. The Argentines are pleased to note that the Brazilian Neymar appears to be ready to take on the role of crown prince. And next to Messi, another Argentine is now increasingly the focus of attention on the Rio de la Plata.

Coach Mauricio Pochettino has been overshadowed by compatriot and colleague Diego Simeone at Atlético Madrid in recent years. But since Pochettino took over PSG, he has risen to the top of the Argentine football aristocracy. Argentina's media are now watching closely how the Argentine leadership duo are doing at PSG. The telenovela from Paris can begin.