The woman who was hugged by Messi for the first time after the final
The video that is spreading around the Internet shows that, on December 18, at the end of the penalty shootout to bring the championship to the Argentina team, Messi and his teammates celebrated on the field, suddenly a woman ran to pull the name of the star. this player. Lionel Messi turned around startled, quickly expressed his joy, hugged her tightly with happiness. She even burst into tears when she heard him whisper something in her ear.
This woman is Antonia Farías, the 42-year-old chef of the Argentina team, who Messi and the players call by the nickname "sister".
This is not the first time Antonia Farías has celebrated with the national team after a match. In 2021, the female chef also joined the team in the Copa América final in Brazil and defeated the home team with a score of 1-0. In the middle of this year, she was also present when Argentina won against Italy in the Intercontinental Super Cup Finalissima (Conmebol-UEFA Champions Cup 2022).
Antonia Farías is one of the main chefs of the Argentine Football Federation (AFA), has been with the national team since 2010. In every tournament, she will directly study the menu, discuss with the nutritionist. nutrition to prepare delicious, safe and nutritious dishes for the players.
It was Antonia's enthusiasm and thoughtfulness that made members of the national team, including Messi, consider the 42-year-old female chef as a relative. At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Antonia was responsible for celebrating the birthdays of Messi and rookie Nehuén Perez, but she herself did not expect to receive cakes from members of the team.
To celebrate the heroes after their victory over France at the 2022 World Cup, Antonia Farías prepared a dinner of French fries, fried eggs and the traditional milanese of her homeland.
This meal is also more special when the players just had dinner and watched the prestigious gold trophy placed in the center of the kitchen. Goalkeeper Damián Emiliano Martínez shared a photo of a meal with a golden trophy on his personal page after the victory, while Paulo Dybala added "a romantic dinner".
