When you are Lionel Messi, going out in public might be challenging. The Argentine was surrounded by supporters when visiting a restaurant in Buenos Aires.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has wasted no time in returning home after the most recent international break, despite new concerns over his future at Paris Saint-Germain.
The 35-year-old World Cup winner is still viewed as a hero by his countrymen in South America, despite receiving criticism from commentators and jeers from the crowd in France. Everybody wants a piece of him anytime he ventures outside of his family’s protective shell.
It is still a little unsettling to witness a crowd push their way forward as you try to exit a restaurant, even if Messi, an all-time great in football, has become accustomed to inspiring such lavish displays of emotion from individuals in Argentina.
Argentina has two friendlies to see during the March break in domestic competition. In those matches, they will face Curacao and Panama, ending Messi’s lengthy wait for international triumph.
