Like every year, Lionel Messi He came to the country to enjoy his vacation and celebrate the holidays with his family. His plane has already landed in Santa Fe and then he will travel to his hometown of Rosario, where he will spend Christmas and New Year.
After a long season with InterMiamiwhich he was able to crown with the most recent title MLS Cup In the final against the Vancouver Whitecaps, the Argentine star returned to the country where he will take a well-deserved break, focusing on and preparing for the pre-season with Las Garzas World Cup 2026.
🤗 LEO MESSI IN SANTA FE
☝️The Argentine star landed at Sauce Viejo Airport with his family on a private flight from Miami.
👉 Messi continues his journey by car to the city of Rosario, where he will spend the holidays with his loved ones pic.twitter.com/WdfGo5lTiz
— Sol Play 91.5 (@SolPlay915) December 17, 2025
Messi ended up with his wife and children Sauce Viejo International Airport, Santa Fedue to the closure of Fisherton Air Station for infrastructure works. On the airport perimeter fence Hundreds of fans were waiting for him When he found out about the surprise stop in the city, he did not hesitate to approach him, hoping to see the national team idol, who from there will continue his journey to his homeland Funes, Rosarioby land.
#ForTheHolidays | The excitement of seeing Messi: Hundreds of Santa Fe residents went to Sauce Viejo Airport 👉 https://t.co/qQfdWCW0NA pic.twitter.com/i40VPmt9mq
– LT10 (@radiolt10) December 17, 2025
His return to the country comes after an exotic visit to India as part of his tour “GOAT Tour”what he did together with his teammates in the United States, Rodrigo DePaul And Luis Suarez. In this country, an imposing 21-meter-high statue of the Ten was created, the largest ever erected in his honor, West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose confirmed.
During his time in India, Messi immersed himself in Hindu culture: he made an offering to Shivling (or Lingam), an abstract representation of the Hindu god Shiva, visited temples, meditated and even played ball with elephants, a sacred animal in the Asian country.
😅🇮🇳 Lionel Messi throws balls at the elephants at the end of his visit to India.pic.twitter.com/Oq0Qo3yDTL
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After his tourist walk among the lions and having already fulfilled his obligations, Leo will rest for a few days in Rosario, whatever that may be his last vacation before the next World Cup. In addition to spending the holidays with his family, the Argentine star will also be present at his sister’s wedding celebration Maria Solwhich is celebrated on January 3rd.
LION MESSI Sings “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA” AND OFFERS SHIVLING MILK. 🙏❤️
pic.twitter.com/4yYweiQaj2— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 17, 2025
His return to Miami is scheduled for January 10thwhere he faces intensive pre-season preparation with the MLS team, coupled with various friendlies against two already confirmed South American teams: Colombian national athlete And Barcelona from Ecuador.
LION MESSI Sings “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA” AND OFFERS SHIVLING MILK. 🙏❤️
pic.twitter.com/4yYweiQaj2— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 17, 2025
Unlike European leagues, which do not take a break and resume competition as normal at the start of 2026, the MLS preseason will take place in January, the striker said highlighted as an advantage in World Cup preparation compared to those playing on the old continent.
“It captures us at a moment of the season that is completely different to the European one. and the other leagues (the World Cup). We will start the preseason in January and from February to May we have a lot of games for the Concachampions, the league, we will play often and I hope to do a preseason to prepare for that“said the captain of the Argentine national team in a recent interview with ESPN.
Although Messi has not yet confirmed his participation in the World Cup, the Albiceleste will have a crucial duel before the competition: the finalissima against Spain, scheduled for March.
“I’m going to take it day by day, be honest and try to be realistic and feel good about myself. This year I felt very good, I was lucky enough to play a lot of games“, he carefully pointed out to the number ten ahead of the pre-season that he will play with Las Garzas, which is crucial for his preparation for the World Cup.
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