World Cup: ‘Pray I don’t cross your path’ site measures if Messi is safe from Canelo

“Always check the distance that separates Messi from Canelo.” Simple and effective. But also original and, above all, absolutely incredible. The principle of the Messimetral website is to have a great success in social networks. What is it about ? First, let’s recap the facts: after Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Mexico last Saturday, Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez threatened Lionel Messi after a video appeared on social media of the Argentine, according to Alvarez, trampling on the Mexican national team shirt. in the locker room.

“Did you see Messi mopping the floor with our T-shirt and our flag? “, – he wrote on Twitter. “He would rather ask God that I do not cross his path!” “Added the 32-year-old boxer, world champion in four categories and very popular in his country.

The Argentine captain swapped his jersey for captain and midfielder Andrés Guardado. The video shows Messi sitting in the locker room, lightly kicking the T-shirt on the floor, pushing it past him before being picked up for washing. Former Argentine striker Aguero defended his compatriot on Twitter: “Mr. Canelo, do not look for excuses or problems, you probably do not know football enough and what can happen in the dressing room. »

Even the Mexican captain Andrés Guardado came to try to calm the anger of his compatriot. “I know the man that Messi is,” he said. When you sweat, you leave T-shirts on the ground, whether it’s yours or your opponent’s…”

It was in this context that young Argentinean advertising agency employees came up with the idea to create a website to help their protégé and make sure he doesn’t get too close to the Mexican boxer, as he himself suggested. “Faced with this situation, we wanted to help out there with our funds, so we created a platform that measures the distance between Canelo and Messi so they don’t overlap,” they explained via 20Dedos.

On Wednesday morning, more than 14,000 kilometers separated the two men. Therefore, the “low” risk of the meeting was displayed in green … Note that this is not the first time Messi spoils the mood of a boxer. In 2021, it was Tony Yoka who attacked him on social media, believing that he was not worthy of receiving the Golden Ball.