Recently, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) capitalized on the widespread attention garnered by the ongoing discussions within the scientific community regarding the presence of unidentified entities on Earth. In a creative move, they shared a video drawing parallels between Lionel Messi and aliens.
Lionel Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami has been nothing short of extraordinary so far. Messi has already scored 7 goals out of 4 games for his side and only needs 23 more to get past his former Argentine teammate Gonzalo Higuain in order to become the leading goal scorer in the history of Inter Miami.
What a video dedicated by AFA to Messi on his first days in Miami ❤️🇦🇷
“They say they see aliens in USA, I believe it….”
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) August 8, 2023
Often regarded as the “alien” on the pitch, the AFA’s promo video showed a voiceover recounting while images of Messi were projected at Inter Miami:
“They say that in the United States, you can see aliens. The first time, they saw him turning around a free-kick match at 93 minutes and some saw him again a few hours ago getting into the quarterfinals with a shot from another galaxy. Others say they saw it in a supermarket.”
The announcer further appealed to the fact that Maradona and Messi were born in Argentina by saying, “In the United States they do not stop selling alien t-shirts. I don’t know, it’s like they’ve never seen one. Could it be that we are used to aliens?”
“Bah, with all the things that happen to us, it must be that our country is from another planet”, he concluded.
Semifinal spot up for grabs as Lionel Messi looks for 5 in 5 for Inter Miami?
Inter Miami CF’s incredible Leagues Cup run is still going strong thanks to Lionel Messi, and the team will host Charlotte FC on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Leagues Cup to make 5 wins out of games.
After defeating MLS rivals FC Dallas in the Round of 16, Orlando City SC in the Round of 32, Atlanta United, and Cruz Azul in the Group Stage, the Herons will look to continue their Leagues Cup winning streak.
Next up for Charlotte: a date with Inter Miami and Lionel Messi in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals on Friday ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/jwGfxYK85Q
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 8, 2023
If Inter Miami prevails in their game on Friday, they will move on to the League Cup semifinals, which will take place on Tuesday, August 15.
Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba in their first-ever start together for Inter Miami 😳
Class is permanent 🐐
(via @FotMob) pic.twitter.com/cari5W7rec
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 7, 2023
Not only his form of finding the back of the net, but Messi’s overall presence has been surreal for Inter Miami. Messi, accompanied by other stars such as Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, has already shown glimpses of what they can produce.
Now, we will see whether the trio ultimately aids Inter Miami in qualifying for the Eastern Conference Playoffs of the MLS. Inter Miami, who are currently languishing at the bottom of the table, will resume their MLS campaign on August 21 against Charlotte.
