The image, which the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) shared on his Instagram account, was accompanied by a message full of symbolism: “Saying goodbye to the year of 10, with 10.”
In a postcard that has already become a cabal for the Argentine National Team, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia closed the year sharing some mates with Lionel Messi in the home that the captain owns in Funes, a town located 15 kilometers from Rosario.
The image, which the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) shared on his Instagram account, was accompanied by a message full of symbolism: “Saying goodbye to the year of 10, with 10.”
The meeting between Tapia and Messi was not only a moment of camaraderie, but also a sign of the excellent end of the year for the national team.
The “Albiceleste” crowned 2024 with the conquest of the Copa América in the United States, reaffirming its continental dominance, and leads the South American Qualifiers with authority, accumulating 25 points and emerging as one of the first classified for the 2026 World Cup.
Between the Qualifiers that will resume in March, with matches against Uruguay and Brazil, and the international friendly windows, the AFA seeks to keep the National Team at the top.
Added to this is the unprecedented Club Super World Cup in the United States, where Inter Miami, Messi’s team, will participate, posing the challenge of managing their energies so as not to neglect their commitments to “La Scaloneta.”
Source: Ambito
