Argentina’s tour in China unleashed “Messimania” in the Asian country and it culminated in a 2-0 victory over Australia, with Leo Messi scoring the fastest goal of his career, opening the scoring after 79 seconds, while Pezzella closed the account in the 68th minute.
The four previous days were crazy, starting with Messi’s immigration incident, to blockades in the streets, cancellation of events and even complaints of scams, all this while on the other side of the world, without being present, ‘La Pulga’ is already causing a buzz in Florida, with his signing for Inter Miami.
Many tried their best to see Messi, but few succeeded. One fan booked a room at Argentina’s hotel, while others were discovered hiding inside a bathroom at the Olympic Stadium to follow the training session. Those who did make it were the 70,000 spectators who attended the match.
Messi enjoys interviews and even speaks in Chinese
Several media announced exclusive interviews with Messi- Titan Sports was one of them, as well as the short video from the app, Kuaishou.
In one of the talks, Messi highlighted the welcome and warmth of the fans, while he drove everyone crazy when he dared to speak in Chinese with some phrases like “Duan Wu An Kang”, which means “happy dragon boat festival”, which ended up captivating a country that was already in love with one of the best footballers in history.
“Whenever we come to China the people have always treated us very well. These days that we were here with the national team, there are people waiting for us when we leave for training, at the stadium. It’s impressive how they follow us, so I’m very grateful,” Messi said in the interview, in a tour that he rounded off with a goal and Argentina’s 2-0 win over Australia.
