Americas press review
Headlines: in Argentina, “Lionel Messi has become immortal”
The face of Argentine striker Lionel Messi is projected on the obelisk in the capital as a tide of people celebrates the victory of his national team, December 18, 2022. © Rodrigo Abd / AP
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All of Argentina is in turmoil after the victory of Albiceleste, an explosion of joy which is also reflected in the press
.
“
Somos campeones del mundo
” (“
we are world champions
” in French), title
Diario Popular
in One.
“
Tears of happiness, emotion and hugs, an immense outpouring of joy and euphoria.
After 36 years, Argentina, in all its breadth and length, was once again a single cry and a clenched fist: We are World Champions!
writes Diario
Popular
.
"
The cup is returning home
", adds the
Perfil
newspaper
which publishes in One the photo of Messi who carries the much desired trophy.
“
She is in the hands of God
”, jubilates the daily.
And God is everywhere this Monday in the Argentine press.
God, that is to say Messi.
He showed yesterday – and no offense to Maradona – "
that he was the best player of all time
", writes
Clarin
, who soberly titles: "
Gracias Messi
"
(“Thank you Messi” in French).
For the Brazilian newspaper
Folha de Sao Paulo
, football won.
And also Latin America, because this final also marks a break with European hegemony during the World Cups.
But even the press of Brazil, Argentina's eternal rival, cannot escape the magic of the Argentine team's number 10.
“
Messi deserved it ,” headlines the
Extra
newspaper
.
► To read also: World Cup 2022: a legendary final and a third trophy for Argentina
Messi celebrated, adored…
"
There is no exaggeration with Messi
," write
La Nacion
.
“
It's the other way around.
Everything that is said or written about him will not be enough.
His own impressive stats limit him.
Choose the one you like the most.
Titles, goals, assists, matches, chances created… You name it.
It's not sufficient.
Messi is much more than that.
It cannot be reduced to numbers, no matter how staggering.
Messi has been part of our lives for almost 18 years
.
And
La Nacion
continues with its praise: Messi “
deserves all the honors.
But his main asset is not his exploits, it's his essence.
She's deeper than her image
".
It's his love of the game, his desire to win.
His image is just an amplification of what Leo Messi is.
If yesterday was her last dance, she would have been perfect.
On December 18, 2022 in Doha, Lionel Andrés Messi became immortal
,” concludes
La Nacion
.
► To read also: World Cup 2022: Lionel Messi, finally the lucky star
Peruvian President replaces Prime Minister
In Peru, the political crisis continues.
Just like the demonstrations against the new president Dina Boluarte who announced on Sunday a reshuffle of her cabinet.
It's on the front page of
Peru 21
.
According to the president, the new members of the government will be sworn in on Tuesday, December 20.
Dina Boluarte will also change Prime Minister Pedro Angulo.
He will be replaced by someone with a “
more political profile and who looks sensitively at the needs of the population
,
”
the president said.
She has also called criticism of her a “
macho political vendetta
”.
The newspaper
El Comercio
, for its part, pleads for political reform, a reform that the United States also recommends.
That was the topic of a conversation Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had with President Dina Boluarte over the weekend
.
“
In Peru,
writes
El Comercio
,
there are indeed second-class citizens who have unsatisfied demands.
Thousands of people who feel excluded from the benefits of the system, without access to quality education and health, without decent housing, without property rights, without access to justice.
But, contrary to what the left maintains
,” the newspaper continues, “
it is not a problem of exclusion by racism…, but an exclusion of the fact that a mercantile elite does not wish to give up some of its privileges
”.
According to
El Comercio
, the crisis the country is going through is a crisis of representation.
“
The institutions have been monopolized by different interest groups, networks that come to power to satisfy personal interests and enrich themselves to the detriment of the state and the development of the country
.
Peruvians are forced to choose between the mediocre, even corrupt politicians proposed by the parties.
Candidates who would really like to change things are faced with a system that prevents them from doing so
,” concludes
El Comercio.
► To read also: In Peru, the president rules out any resignation and demands early Congress elections
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