He describes himself as a “sick” of Leo Messi. Juan Polcan, 23, has just realized his dearest dream by meeting PSG number 30 very, very closely. On April 4, after almost 10 hours of waiting in front of the player’s house in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the supporter was finally able to get in and rub shoulders with his lifelong idol for a few moments. An exceptional meeting for this Argentinian expatriate in Italy since last summer.
“I arrived around 8:30 in the morning. Leo Messi left his house around 9 a.m. and then came back at 1 p.m., but we finally only got back to the house around 6.30 p.m., ”he tells us, without really wanting to reveal how he was able to find the places, “for the safety of Leo Messi”. “I was able to find out about an area, but I didn’t have a specific building in mind when I arrived,” he says.
With him is another Argentinian, met that day just in front of the Pulga residence, also guided and animated by the desire for this improbable meeting. Together, they spent the whole day waiting, but it “was worth it, continues Juan Polcan. This day was a dream for both of us. »
To achieve it, it is in particular on Antonella Roccuzzo, the wife of Leo Messi, that they were able to count. They exchanged for the first time with her, around 3:30 p.m. “She left the house, then rolled down the car window and spoke to us (…), telling us that she was going to pick up her children”, he said this Sunday on social networks.
Before granting their dream, three hours later. As their hopes dwindled, the Argentinian model sneaked out of the house around 6:30 p.m. and invited the two friends to come to the door. This is where they came face to face with the sevenfold Golden Ball, dressed very simply: white t-shirt, red shorts and… white slippers.
“I then saw him a meter away from me, it was an incredible moment”, describes Juan, as if it were an apparition.
“He was very very happy to see an Argentinian in Paris, smiles Juan Polcan. I asked him if I could give him a hug, he said yes. And then we took pictures together, then he took me in his arms again, still with a big smile. It only lasted five minutes, but it’s five minutes that will count for the rest of my life. »
An autograph turned tattoo
During this short meeting, in addition to the series of photos and smiles shared, Juan asked Leo Messi for an autograph, directly on his forearm. “Te llevo en el alma ya ahora en la piel para toda la vida” – understand: “I carry you in my soul and now on my skin for life” – he wrote on his Instagram account the day after the meeting, video of the signature in support.
In the process, Juan hastened to perpetuate this trace of his stay in Paris, thanks to his Argentine compatriot, a tattoo artist, whom he met on the sidewalk next to the player’s house.
It must be said that Juan is an undisputed fan of Leo Messi. When asked when his admiration dates from, he immediately evokes his childhood. “It’s since I was very young, 5, 6 years old, I would say… Since I had the ability to realize who Leo Messi was, he insists. I decided a month ago to come and meet him in Paris, and I had planned three days to try to meet him. »
He will continue to follow him “where he will be happy”
Juan is now a futsal player at IBS Le Crete. He had come from Italy with a jersey from his club that Lionel Messi, renowned for never saying “no” to his fans, also agreed to sign.
Unconditional of Messi, Juan Polcan became a supporter of PSG. “With Argentina, we had the greatest joy of all, becoming world champions. At PSG, we did not win the Champions League, of course, but for me, Messi is still the best player, ”he concludes, admiringly. And whatever his future, Juan will obviously continue to follow his idol, “where he will be happiest”.