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AT THE OBELISK
When the doors open after a successful game, Buenos Aires floods onto the streets. And all roads lead to celebrations at the Obelisk – the national symbol of emancipation and the site of the first flag raising of the young country in 1812.
Sheer joy. Unable to contain their excitement, all ages were jumping up and down and chanting for the team on the other side of the world. It was a sea of blue and white with the majority of folks wearing the Messi number 10 on their jerseys.
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"VAMOS Argentina!"
The Avenue 9 de Julio, 12 lanes wide including bus and vehicle traffic, comes to a complete standstill with over 5000 for the first game and 10,000+ for the quarterfinal, flooding the area. We understood it was over one million for the finals.
They brought their grill to the party. Not to sell but because they couldn't leave dinner and didn't want to miss out being there.
