Lionel Messi’s Nearly Thrown From Bus During Victory Parade In Buenos Aires: Watch

Duck! Lionel Messi avoided getting knocked disconnected of a autobus that helium was riding connected apical of with his teammates arsenic they arrived backmost successful Buenos Aires, aft winning the FIFA World Cup for Argentina. The Golden Ball winner, 35, was celebrating the win with his teammates connected the extortion of a double-decker bus, erstwhile they astir fell disconnected the top, connected Tuesday, December 20.

¡CUIDADO CON LOS CABLES MUCHACHOS! Insólito momento en la llegada de los campeones del mundo a Argentina.

Se le voló la gorra a Leandro Paredes. pic.twitter.com/mUfGmOTQdU

— ESPN Argentina (@ESPNArgentina) December 20, 2022

The video from ESPN Argentina’s sum of the parade showed Lionel with his Golden Ball trophy successful betwixt his teammates wearing squad sweaters and their golden medals connected the apical of the bus, arsenic immoderate of his different teammates stood and waved beneath them. The autobus had the operation “Campeones Del Mundo,” which translates to “Champions of the World.” As they passed nether a cable, they each ducked and avoided falling disconnected the roof, but Messi’s teammate Leandro Paredes did suffer his cap.

Lionel sits connected the extortion of the autobus with his teammates. (Rodrigo Abd/AP/Shutterstock)

The Argentina Football squad was fixed a lukewarm invited arsenic they returned backmost aft winning the World Cup against France with a 4-2 triumph successful a punishment shoot-out. Leo, who managed to people a extremity successful each crippled helium played, was fixed the Golden Ball award, becoming the archetypal subordinate to triumph the grant twice. Before the parade, Lionel shared a photo of himself sleeping with the trophy connected his Instagram, arsenic good arsenic an affectional montage wherever helium spoke astir however peculiar it was to triumph the World Cup for Argentina.

Leo holds the Golden Ball aft winning the World Cup. (Rodrigo Abd/AP/Shutterstock)

When Argentina won and helium was fixed the Golden Ball, Messi celebrated by sharing a photograph of himself holding the trophy connected his Instagram. He besides penned a heartfelt caption, reflecting connected however peculiar the infinitesimal was for him and thanking his wife and children. “So galore times I dreamed it, truthful overmuch I wanted it that I inactive don’t fall, I can’t judge it,” helium wrote successful the post. “We beryllium erstwhile again that Argentinians erstwhile we combat unneurotic and agreed we are capable to execute what we aim. The merit is of this group, which is supra individuals, is the spot of each warring for the aforesaid imagination that was besides the 1 of each Argentinians.”

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