Messi Returns to Argentina for Rest After World Cup Final Loss to Spain
Messi traveled with his family and skipped a public appearance before expected to rejoin Inter Miami later this summer, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Lionel Messi arrived in Argentina via private jet from Fort Lauderdale, traveling with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and their three children to spend a few days in his hometown of Rosario.
- The return follows Sunday's World Cup final loss to Spain in East Rutherford, New Jersey, decided by a Ferran Torres goal in extra time.
- Supporters gathered at the airport early in the morning, but Messi avoided a public appearance, departing in an SUV for the private neighborhood of Funes, 185 miles north of Buenos Aires.
- His 68-year-old father, Jorge, awaited him in Rosario, with the family having previously disclosed his ongoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness during the World Cup.
- Finishing the tournament as the Golden Boot runner-up, Messi is expected to rejoin Inter Miami in late July or early August to resume the ongoing MLS season.
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The native city of the Argentine captain was transformed into an open sky museum with murals, clubs, potreros and corners that reconstruct the path of a rosary boy to world champion
Lionel Messi did not travel with the rest of the Argentine National Team to Buenos Aires, but rather travelled with his wife and children to his hometown.
The next day the teammates, the captain of Argentina, Lionel Messi, returned home together with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their three children on a private flight from Miami and landed in Rosario, his hometown. (ANSA)
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ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine team runner-up of the world, arrived Tuesday in his hometown, Rosario, to spend a few days of rest after contesting the final in front of Spain.
Hours after the arrival of part of the Scaloneta campus, the Argentine captain left on a direct private flight to Rosario.The private plane that took Messi along with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and his children, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, landed shortly after 6.30 p.m. at Rosario International Airport.
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