"Check the distance that separates Messi from Canelo at all times".
Simple and efficient.
But also original and above all totally improbable.
The principle of the “Messimetral” site should meet with great success on social networks.
What is it about ?
First a reminder of the facts: after Argentina's victory against Mexico (2-0) last Saturday, the Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez had threatened Lionel Messi after a video appeared on social networks showing the Argentine player who, according to Alvarez, stomps on Mexico's jersey in the locker room.
“Did you see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and our flag?
“, he had launched on Twitter.
"He better ask God that I don't cross his path!"
“added the 32-year-old boxer, world champion in four categories and very popular in his country.
The Argentine captain had swapped his jersey with that of captain and midfielder Andrés Guardado.
In the video, Messi is seen sitting in the dressing room, lightly kicking the shirt on the ground, pushing it past him before it is picked up to be washed.
Former Argentinian international striker Aguero defended his compatriot on Twitter: “Mr. Canelo, don't look for excuses or problems, you probably don't know enough about football and what can happen in the locker room.
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Vieron a Messi limpiando el piso con nuestra playera y bandera ????
— Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) November 28, 2022
Even the Mexican captain Andrés Guardado came to try to calm the anger of his compatriot.
"I know the person that Messi is," he said.
When you're sweaty you leave the shirts on the ground, whether it's yours or your opponent's..."
Messi Canello
It is in this context that young Argentinians, members of an advertising agency, had the idea of creating the site to help their protege and ensure that he does not find himself too close to the Mexican boxer like this himself advised it.
"Faced with this situation we wanted to help there with our means, that's why we created a platform that measures the distance between Canelo and Messi so that they don't cross paths," they explained via 20Dedos.
This Wednesday morning, more than 14,000 kilometers separated the two men.
The “low” risk of encounter was therefore displayed in green… Note that this is not the first time that Messi has put a boxer in a bad mood.
In 2021, it was Tony Yoka who attacked him on social networks, believing that he did not deserve to receive the Ballon d'Or.