Lionel Messi hosted a party in Rosario with Angel Di Maria and teammates to celebrate Argentina’s World Cup success in Qatar.
Messi is back in Rosario after a 24-hour procession in Buenos Aires.
The Argentine superstar scored seven goals and carried the squad to its first World Cup win since 1986 in Qatar.
Father Jorge, wife Antonela, and mother Celia attended Lionel Messi’s Rosario party.
Angel Di Maria, left, attended the Rosario World Cup celebration.
After the World Cup, Messi hosted a party in the city before returning to PSG on January 2 or 3.
Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain along with his wife Antonela and mother Celia were photographed at the celebration by Jorge.
Leandro Paredes and Angel Di Maria, who scored Argentina’s second goal in the exciting final against France, were also in attendance.
Juventus player Leandro Paredes attended the celebration before returning to Serie A.
Former Argentina great Mаxi Rodriguez, centre left, joined Messi’s party.
La Gazzetta Dello Sport reports that Di Maria and Paredes will return to Juventus on January 2 after being allowed more time off.
Team-mates Dybala and Martinez have returned to Roma and Inter Milan, Juventus’ Serie A rivals.
Messi’s old international teammates Javier Mascherano and Mаxi Rodriguez attended the Rosario party.
Mascherano and Messi played together for eight years at Barcelona and internationally.
The party was held in City Center Rosario, which hosted Messi’s 2017 wedding to Antonela, according to Rosario newspaper La Capital.
Messi is still recovering from Argentina’s World Cup win this month.
To prevent Messi from being surrounded by supporters, the arena was fenced off before the party.
Argentina’s victory has led to Messi being mobbed, leading claims that he’may avoid any additional public appearances’ over Christmas.
The celebrity was surrounded by fans on his way to his niece’s 15th birthday party this week.
Messi wrote to his fans after receiving a ‘Illustrious Citizen’ plaque from Funes Mayor Roly Santacroce for his World Cup achievements.
Thanks to fans for their support, the star apologised for being private.
Messi supported his PSG teammates from afar this week as they beаt Strasbourg 2-1 on Wednesday.
The World Cup winner posted a photo of his Argentina TV showing the Parisians’ match with the tag ‘@PSG’.