A thwarted comeback.
The Argentine selection, which won the 2022 World Cup, began a helicopter flight over Buenos Aires on Tuesday afternoon, abandoning a victory parade by bus that had become "impossible" due to "the explosion of popular joy", announced the presidency.
"The world champions are flying over the entire planned route in helicopters, as it has become impossible to continue by road," presidential spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti said in a tweet.
“Let us continue to celebrate in peace, and show them our love and admiration.”
More than 4 million people, according to a source from the municipality, had gathered on the course of the team, between the complex of the Argentine Federation (AFA) 32 km from the capital, and the heart of the city.
The bus slowed down by the crowd
A few minutes earlier, the president of the AFA Chiqui Tapia had announced that the security authorities “won't let us get to the end to greet all the people who were waiting at the Obelisk”.
“A thousand apologies on behalf of all champion players,” he added in a tweet.
Leaving at 11:45 a.m. (2:45 p.m. GMT) from the AFA headquarters, the bus of the now Argentinian “tri-campeones” was to reach the Obelisk, the nerve center of the celebrations.
But he had only traveled about ten kilometers three hours later, slowed down along the way by tens of thousands of supporters wearing sky and white jerseys, AFP noted.
Argentinian television footage showed, at one point along the route, a fan attempting to jump onto the players' bus as it passed just under a road bridge, but missing his reception, and ending his fall in the compact crowd following the bus on foot.
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