Argentina he is world champion. And a 36-year wait promises to be celebrated in style. The Selection who leads Lionel Messi and directs Lionel Scaloni was on Monday in the middle of a trip to the country, where at this time a giant operative so that the footballers and the coaching staff can have direct contact with the fans during the Tuesday holiday.
The event is scheduled for noon. This was confirmed by the Argentine delegation after its stopover in Rome, aboard two charter planes in which the players, their families and leaders of the AFAas the president Claudio Chiqui Tapia.
The delegation will land at Ezeiza Airport after midnight and will spend the night at the facilities of the AFA complex in Ezeiza, from where they will leave in buses to tour the streets of a Buenos Aires who promises to collapse to encourage the heroes of Qatar.
The itinerary that the Selection will make from Ezeiza to the center of Buenos Aires was defined, at least in the first instancethis Monday afternoon after a meeting between the three security ministers involved in the operation: Hannibal Fernandez (Nation), Marcelo D’Alessandro (City) and Sergio Berni (Buenos Aires province).
Everything, they clarified, It will be confirmed when the AFA leaders are informed first thing on Tuesday, so there could be modifications at the request of the Scaloneta footballers. Even during the journey because, it is dismissed, there will be a multitude of fans wanting to see King Lionel Messi up close with the most desired trophy.
The initial route of the open-top bus will be along the highways Ricchieri, Dellepiane, 25 de Mayo until it ends at the avenue July 9th and approach the Obelisk. The ‘return’ would be continuously along the widest avenue in the world until Liberator until the General Peace and again to the south. The estimate of the duration of the ‘lap’ would be between eight and nine hours.
At the meeting – which was also attended by Juan Carlos Hernández, head of the Federal Police, and Gabriel Berard, his counterpart from the City Police – it was agreed that there will be “dynamic” traffic cuts to allow the bus to pass.
“What was evaluated are different routes for that desire of the players of the Argentine National Team to be able to be close to the people. there will be no fence, because the idea is that they can have their idols close. The idea is that it goes through the majority of places possible, but if we have General Paz collapsed, another option will be taken.”explained D’Alessandro, in statements to the TN channel.
Nor will there be a stage at the Obelisk And it will be up to the players if they finally accept the invitation to take the iconic photo on the balcony of the Casa Rosada. seems unlikely.
The calls between officials and members of the AFA are constant, with the president of the AFA discussing the issue with the leaders of the campus at 10,000 meters above sea level. From the intimacy of the National Team it is said that the players want to live that experience but that the fear is the political use of their achievement in Qatar.
As it turned out, Alberto Fernández made the Casa Rosada available for the players to celebrate from the balcony of the Government House in front of the Plaza de Mayo, and would have suggested not being in that photo that would be historic and would be on par with what They were the returns of the champions of Mexico 86 and the runners-up of Italy 90.
The ball, as always, is with the players.
fear of overflow
The security operation will include thousands of troops, from various forces. The need to take extreme precautions is enhanced by the history of Serious incidents at the end of Diego Maradona’s wakejust over two years ago, when a part of the fans who had gone to see him off tried to force their way into the Casa Rosada.
“The majority that celebrated on Sunday was family. But there was an attempt to open blinds, robberies, they went up to the Obelisk – that there is a case in process because they are identified. There was damage that was done and that was controlled through the Integral Security System. I’m worried that this avalanche could be generated to touch the micro”, he remarked.
“The idea is that people don’t crowd together and go all together to the Obelisk. We are afraid of what happened in Korea. We want the bus to go to different places where people can greet them,” said D’Alessandro.
“The capsule that surrounds the bus will be kept by the Federal Police. The Buenos Aires police will accompany it to the Ricchieri tollbooth, where the City of Buenos Aires takes it. It is being sought that not everyone goes to the Obelisk, to avoid possible incidents“D’Alessandro explained.
In fact, he highlighted that in the epicenter of the celebrations on Sunday after the victory over France at the Obelisk, there were several injuries from climbing on roofs or traffic lights, but there were no serious incidents among the public.