BARCELONA – Leo Messi was one of the major protagonists of Barcelona election day. The Argentinian star, who had not done so in the past, is a member of the Barça club and went to Camp Nou with his son on Sunday morning to vote for the new president of Barça.
He wasn’t the only professional in the first team. Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba or Riqui Puig were also present during the morning and the participation of the other two captains, Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto, was expected throughout the day, on a day that was surprised by their high level of participation.
At around noon, Barcelona announced that adding up the personal votes, 10,792, and the votes already cast by mail, 20,662, reached 31,454 registered members, representing 28.5 percent of the total count.
Messi’s case had a curious coincidence: the Barça captain had exercised his right to vote at the age of 20 since playing 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 broke his fibula during a game against Ebre Escola Deportiva and stopped playing all 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. .
The image of Leo in the Camp Nou vote this Sunday had a very special meaning. Just under four months before the end of the contract and when there is speculation about his future, with many voices assuring that he will leave the club in June, the captain gave a clear sign of his commitment to the entity, with many left behind. the air that decision and being able to contemplate its sustainability today is much more likely.