BARCELONA – Leo Messi was one of the great protagonists of Barcelona’s election day. The Argentine star, who had not done so in the past, is a member of the Barça club and went to the Camp Nou on Sunday morning in the company of her son to vote for the new Barça president.
He was not the only professional on the first team. Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Riqui Puig also took part in the morning and, among others, the participation of the other two captains, Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto, was expected throughout the day, on a day that surprised their rank. high participation.
At noon, Barcelona announced that the addition of 10,792 face-to-face votes and those already mailed, 20,662, had a turnout of 31,454 registered members, accounting for 28.5% of the total census.
Messi’s case had a curious coincidence: the Barça captain exercised his right to vote coinciding with the age of 20 since he played his first official game as a Barça player: it was on March 7, 2001, when he made his debut under Xavi Llorens. with the club’s Infantil B against Amposta, a match in which he scored his first goal with the Barça shirt.
After a week, he fractured his fibula during a match against Ebre Escola Deportivă and did not play again for the whole season. Messi, who signed for Barça on December 14, 2000, was registered by the club after almost three months, on March 6, 2001, and a day later he wore the Barça kit for the first time in an official match. That’s where his story began.
Leo’s image at the Camp Nou voting this Sunday had a very special significance. Just under four months before the deal ended and when speculation surfaced about his future, with many rumors that he would leave the club in June, the captain gave a clear sign of his commitment to the entity, leaving that decision in the air. and being able to contemplate today its more probable permanence.