The new world champion is established as one of the most brilliant footballers of all time. One step away from disputing the crown against emblems of the sport of ball, such as Maradona and Pele, Lionel Messi He is considered the record Argentine player in international soccer.
For this reason, it is not surprising that the circuit through the emblematic sites that the star he toured in his youth in Rosario. Just as La Paternal has its Maradonian tour and the Pope Francisco It has a similar route through the neighborhood of Flores, Lionel Messi He also has several traces in his hometown, Rosario, and those geographical points are sought after by travelers from all over the world.
Grandoli Standard Bearer Club
Near to Santa Fe Sports Museum is found the Grandoli Standard Bearer Club. The club specialized in children’s soccer was the first field that saw the captain of the team do his first dribbling. At that time, a Lionel Messi The 4-year-old was with his grandmother in the stands, his brother’s team lacked a player and at the request of the Leo family he entered the playing field.
School No. 66 “General. The Heras”
The teachers remember him as a quiet and a little shy boy, who was passionate about the ball at every break. In the school at 4800 Buenos Aires Street you can see a large mural by the Brazilian artist paulo consentino that shows Messi with the albiceleste shirt.
olympics walk
At the intersection of Av. Pellegrini and Entre Ríos, there is a plaque on the sidewalk recalling the feat of the Argentine national team in the beijing olympics, China. In that competition Lionel Andrés Messi in 2008 won the gold medal.
Santa Fe Sports Museum
Located at 4800 Ayacucho street in the port city, the heritage site has objects and tributes to the soccer player. The curiosity of this impressive museum is that it was built on the property of the former Battalion 121, the same place where Messi and his friends slipped past the guard to turn the land into a large pasture.
Malvinas Newell’s Complex
Children’s soccer school Newell’s Old Boys, located in Zeballos 3185, it was where Messi began to approach his future as a professional. The team that Lionel formed was devastating to such an extent that they called it the “Machine of 87”. According to his records, in his childhood career he added a total of 234 goals in 176 games.
by RN
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