Overview
- The fan was identified as 24-year-old Juan Gabriel Vacchiano, who waited outside the Kentucky gated neighborhood from about 7 a.m. until early evening.
- Messi stopped in Funes to greet him and signed Argentina and Inter Miami shirts in an exchange that lasted about two minutes.
- Antonela Roccuzzo was behind the wheel and held out the jerseys to streamline the signatures and avoid drawing a crowd.
- The meeting was filmed by Telefe Rosario journalist Federico Marcucci and the clip spread widely on social media.
- Messi is spending the holidays in the Rosario area and is expected to rejoin Inter Miami for January preseason with the 2026 World Cup in his sights.