Messi vs Narcos

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It was Lionel Messi’s dream to return to Rosario and play for Newell’s Old Boys. But after a supermarket, owned by his wife’s family, was attacked by a local narcos gang, his dream appears to be over.
Why did the supermarket get attacked? Was it a personal attack on Messi? Does Rosario have a problem with gang violence? Will Messi ever get to play club football in Argentina?
Felipe Cárdenas tells the story, Marco Bevilacqua illustrates.
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#Messi #Narcos #Rosario

[@JesseShortss]

My guy must have balls to call out a man more loved and protected than most presidents 😂

[@drpepper732]

than all presidents*

[@Aika9104]

im from Argentina, now the trafickers are being hunted even by the military

[@ELPocho_JJ]

@@Aika9104 será por eso que Leo visitó un restaurante en Rosario? Para mandar el mensaje que no tiene temor?

[@Aika9104]

@@ELPocho_JJ fue a un restaaurant en palermo, buenos aires

[@Me-Apesta-El-Rifle]

Welcome to a 3rd world country, if they know you got money, you gotta watch your back all the time.

[@omarsantos8583]

Messi is literally the most loved person in Argentina… the people of Argentina would go to war for Leo if the narcos ever try to touch him 😂

[@itsmeprasad1987]

Messi ends drug cartels. Future Netflix original show

[@siiiuuucr7]

@@itsmeprasad1987 I'll love it

[@whyareyouusinglightmode2098]

​@@itsmeprasad1987no way Ronaldo is gonna top that

[@siphemanana2551]

...well then, I hope the people of Argentina are ready to go to war because Narcos ain't stopping.

[@JagjitSingh-dy7sz]

​@@itsmeprasad1987 I will love it and I think I deserve it.

[@eleonarcrimson858]

For me the note sounds like “if you come back javkins wont be able to protect you because he is also part of the problem” but meanings get lost in translation.

[@arjunsunil05]

Or Javkin can't even protect a famous and one of the most important personality in Argentina. Then how could he protect normal citizens. Otherwise like you said, he is part of the problem.

[@mauriciodelossantos3974]

Para mi no /not for me

[@mohdshahariar5833]

seems to be something like that, I figure a problem occurred between Javkin and narcos, has to be, targeting Messi of all people has to be associated with a deeper intention

[@listey]

But the note was in English so it's easy enough to interpret

[@abubakarnura9766]

​@@mohdshahariar5833 ❤q❤q😅qfqfğ❤p

[@luisrojo616]

I'm from argentina and i live close to Rosario, so let me tell you something. When you see in movies cities like gotham and think "how anybody would live in a crime riddle city like that?" I ask the same about Rosario. Is that bad

[@Nickxmw]

Really? Omg sorry to hear this brother i hope you guys are safe everyday

[@luisrojo616]

@@Nickxmw thanks! I will. But honestly we are hopping that batman could appear someday. Last month the house of a known narco was invade by the police and the neighbors started to rob his house while he was being put into custody. Is all on national tv, trully a wonderland.

[@adamFromDurban]

Bro it's exactly the same in Durban, South Africa Stay safe brother

[@luisrojo616]

@@adamFromDurban you to bro, saludos!

[@devidwobinson8747]

🙁

[@maherhamadouch2005]

As much as people might like it to be the truth, unfortunately Messi can do nothing about the cartels, and the people love him, but won't die to protect him, Messi is going to need a LOT of security, for himself, his family, and his extended family, all the way to his staff

[@rng8119]

some Argentines are crazy enough to go to war against the cartels for him, but they are a small minority and are outnumbered by the cartel's members

[@hosung6936]

yeah but there's no actual reason for the cartel to eliminate him. Maybe occasional robbing is due, but an actual killing seems simply crazy

[@DRBATHROOOM]

Exactly drugs and people that move them never lose.

[@Exxperiment626]

​@@rng8119 No they are not, this isn't a movie.

[@DRBATHROOOM]

@@rng8119 I'm sure bro but cartels don't lose they might slow down but never stop

[@xardiz8859]

When you realise the note was for Don Mateo Messi

[@Aditya_Raj123]

😂

[@Magnus04900]

😂

[@kigzman1745]

Way you put it tht way...lol 😅

[@bas2833]

😂😂😂

[@meadiodutche8667]

Underrated comment😂😂😂

[@davids8127]

Messi can literally fund his own police force to fight the Narcos lol

[@ryleypalmer]

Why would he want to though

[@henrygarcia8162]

​@@ryleypalmer yeah so let them get messi

[@1998Cebola]

He's not nearly rich enough for that

[@Itns1222]

Narcos move way more money than footballers.

[@azerty1933]

@@1998Cebola let him do 2 or 3 seasons in Saudi Arabia and he will have more than enough lmao

[@gingerburns9125]

As a Leeds fan, I've really wanted to go to Rosario to see Newell's as a sort of pilgrimage for Marcelo Bielsa. Lots of Leeds fans have done the same. I think I'll give Rosario a miss after watching this 😂 never knew the city was so dangerous

[@ButIamAStick]

Is such a shame the city is like that, it a beautiful historia city with a long and strong footballistic tradition

[@nachogrimoldi1359]

As an Argentino, don't go to rosario. For your safety.

[@brunogonzalez7453]

​@@nachogrimoldi1359 gringos yendo a Argentina: ayuda quería ver al goat pero me balearon 💀💀💀

[@manubeckerman]

I really don't think it's that bad, but i'm not from Rosario, so idk.

[@andrewbrown5300]

Can’t be any worse than going to Bradford 😂

[@David.Marquez]

It seems more realistic than ever that Messi would return to Barcelona to eventually retire, especially since the club can just pull whatever super financial lever it needs on-demand it seems.

[@notboutit6090]

He’s coming back he’s ain’t staying at psg another season he looks sick of it 😂😂😂😂

[@timothywazzahere]

Bruh Barca is a mafia club

[@aliali-ce3yf]

yeah, they have plenty money after paying off that referee

[@danielnikochandra]

Bro they can't even register Gavi's new contract, how can they afford Messi lol

[@pranabmallick01]

@@aliali-ce3yf Bro,the allegations were made more than 1 year ago,still not a single piece of evidence. Why are you pretending as if it is proven already?

[@TheSupplementWarehouseLondon]

I wonder if the note was written in Portuguese and was signed suiii at the end

[@vb2388]

Argentines don’t give a damn about Penaldo.. Yet Portugese people state Messi is the GOAT 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Kiitman]

​@@vb2388 Are you 10 years old

[@vb2388]

@@Kiitman says the weeb kid with an anime profile pic 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jorder]

SUIIIII

[@NotBedTundy30]

What a childish comment

[@jzilla1234]

Plot twist - messi is secretly the head of a rival cartel

[@EdgarHunk]

De Paul is his commander

[@listey]

The GOAT cartel

[@pranabmallick01]

@@EdgarHunk Yes

[@phil10p_]

@@listey Lmao

[@dontmindme6995]

or even better, he's secretly the head of the Narcos and is trying to play the city with threads directed towards himself in order to become mayor of the city as a result of a public movement against the Narcos

[@BlackChrishi]

Narcos? I thought her name was Antonella

[@marjancoki]

watch first then comment bruh 😂

[@TLB-2.0]

😂

[@riofarai6928]

Wow you do know Narcos means Drug Cartels right lol 😂

[@rossneil4413]

@@marjancoki it’s a joke 💀

[@JoePlatt1]

@@marjancoki it’s clearly a joke

[@lucyburgoyne4650]

Maradona got on very well with the Narcos.

[@justamuslim9825]

Premium customer

[@juansarasua]

As an Argentinian to give you a bit more context, Anibal Fernandez the deffense minister is the biggest Narco in Argentina, he is a Known narco way before being the deffense minister

[@GoofyGooner626]

Saying messi is the most loved person in the world would not be crazy

[@d10scollections]

You dont only provide amazing narration but the graphics you put together are works of art. The overall quality of your videos is exceptional. True inspiration for other creators. Many blessings to you.

[@frknwrld999]

Well said 🤝🏼

[@dogg1176]

crineg

[@IMMERSIVEVOICE]

I do the graphics. Thank you

[@dogg1176]

@@IMMERSIVEVOICE great job man!

[@noobgamer-yt6zj]

Thank you tifo for covering this in detail

[@ndjk2821]

I really love the illustration on this video. Fantastic work

[@EdgarHunk]

Narcos seems more like a company's name meant for snacks

[@tilikumtim5562]

If they ever got into delivery snacks , they could call themselves 'narcos nachos'. Has a nice ring to it. Maybe they could fill the nachos with drugs (not trying to give them any ideas).

[@rng8119]

it is a diminutive for narcotraficants

[@GarkKahn]

Or sugar!

[@Unknown-nc4jq]

i hope your animation people get paid well because they are doing an awesome job

[@shanegarvey7878]

One of Tifo's best animated videos I think

[@SamM.23]

When "Anibal Fernandez - Argentina Defense Minister" came up I first read it as "Argentina Defensive Midfielder" and was thinking, who??

[@meadiodutche8667]

De Paul😂😂

[@GarkKahn]

To be honest nobody knows who he is nor what he does besides living in a fairy tale

[@shmooveyea]

Imagine thinking Messi is your enemy. Dude hasn't lived in Rosario since like 12

[@medardbitangimana4580]

The video is great as always. But the most brilliant thing about it is the title. I won't call it a click bait but it's probably One of the most clickable titles ever on you tube 🤣

[@elcampeon212]

It’s not just Rosario. The entirety of Argentina is in a terrible state. The entirety of South America, to be honest. It would be much safer and comfortable to play for Barcelona and live there again. He’s said many times that he’ll live in Barcelona after retirement but I think he’ll end up playing there to end his career anyways.

[@dr_ubo]

Same thoughts over here. Also a fellow latam guy, it is like this everywhere right now, especially so in Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico; with special mention of Peru. He is more than likely going back to Barcelona, maybe not to play, but to live for sure.

[@claudiocerezo1644]

As another fellow south American, they talk about Africa but LATAM is way worse on insecurity matter

[@Exxperiment626]

​@@claudiocerezo1644 True, a lot of poverty in Africa, but the crime waves in South and Central-America are out of this world.

[@elpibedeloslirios5151]

I don't agree. Actually, there is a lot of places that are really safe here.

[@el_equidistante]

you're delusional, there's millions of rich people in latinamerica living perfectly fine

[@mawortz]

Messi coming back to Rosario could actually be the catalyst to end the Narcos reign over the city.

[@rutvikrs]

The situation looks Messi.

[@-venomblustudios-7069]

I hate you for this joke, but you earned my like

[@talkothetoon]

These vids are excellent quality and contain good content, but I miss the days the original Tifo channel used to exhibit a lot more tactical content that is more digestible than their current Tifo IRL content which is more unscripted and can at times feel long winded and disjointed. Most of their stats related vids, player profiles and tactical videos are outdated.

[@ecoo911]

messi is truly the goat , you'll never see any other futbol star facing anything as dangerous as narcos lol

[@houseofpranks1830]

Messi in narcos argentina , next netflix series. Can't wait . Just imagine.

[@batjewthegreat3531]

All these people saying they go to war for Messi clearly don't know the horrors they would inflict on a family for a going against them. Your not only putting yourself at risk but all you families and lived ones

[@eavyeavy2864]

Hawkeye and Tony speech 😭

[@tallymedic]

Finally, a sensible comment lol. People have no idea what the Marcos are capable of

[@urint3902]

​@@tallymedic yeah this Marco guy is a real sicko

[@GarkKahn]

@@tallymedic marquitos is a monster, but as soon as luis is taken care of he'll be gone forever :v

[@tallymedic]

The typo😭😭😭

[@byronbryan2178]

Didn't he publicly dine in a restaurant in central Rosario just a few days ago? and once people found out, thousands flocked the road and he barely managed to leave among people shoving him around? Messi has big balls lol

[@geronimo8159]

Nice illustration showing Lionel right after the afternoon sniff 😀

[@peeper2070]

I might have to step in to sort this out then

[@TheDash35]

It's probably a Ronaldo fan that wrote that note😂

[@sandg507]

What a tasteless joke

[@theodoricboahen8709]

That's rough

[@GK-bl4pg]

An Argentinian Ronaldo fan (that isn't Garnacho?)

[@Jez4prez1]

it was ronaldo himself

[@twenty-2923]

FIFA can’t help Messi this time like they have done through out his career

[@dozzee23]

This is the moment when Messi became Heisenberg

[@guccimane8941]

Underrated comment

[@callumcarruthers1656]

Imagine the riots in Argentina if messi was kidnapped 🤣

[@techmania5957]

Don Mateo is enough to handle these goons His name alone will strike fear in their hearts

[@pabloandrs6141]

Crazy

[@nagarjunreddy7833]

That video of messi getting swarmed by the crowd when he went out for dinner makes it look safe tbh?

[@kolos221]

Netflix is writing all of this down

[@MrReese]

Here I thought it was a campaign against the TV show :D.

[@living_craft]

Huh😊😊😊 some morning tifo

[@dantean]

1st world drug dependency is why there's such a thing as "narcos" in the first place. That, and governments' refusal to decriminalize and take CONTROL of drug sales in America, Germany, Italy, etc., only serves to endanger us all. I hope Messi, his family, and EVERY Argentine will be safe.

[@jorgeeduardodussanvillanue46]

You hit the nail in the head. 1st world citizens thinking it's all harmless fun not realizing how many deaths their Friday nights fuel in our countries. 1st world governments collaborating to wage a war against drugs far away from their borders instead of controlling consumption inside their own.

[@hughjanus5093]

LEGALIZE ALL DRUGS

[@arifb222]

Compared to this, my country feels extremely safe.

[@gandoelism]

correcto mundo. orang sana mainnya pistol bro, sedangkan kita paling mentok juga parang.

[@justamuslim9825]

There's no other Argentinian ronaldo fan other than garnacho

[@corvus2512]

I didn’t realize that cartels or Narcos or whoever were a big issue in Argentina, I thought the country was far more stable and secure than that. Honestly, that’s terrifying, would they actually threaten his life?

[@bautistachasseing7164]

They only have influence in Rosario. But there is a lot of crime, which where I live, (the country’s capital), is due to brutal deterioration of the economy

[@Zxlxya]

That’s it Ima step in and save Messi

[@Muller_20]

didnt know about this news until tifo football no one in twitter are talking about it lol

[@XboneMalone]

So Rosario is kinda like the Baltimore (in The Wire) of Argentina?

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

Well, we called it the "Chicago" of Argentina.

[@sammyhamawi6407]

Curacao played a friendly vs argentina

[@Skegfromcraigslist]

Waiting for the Bayern firing nagelsmann video tifo

[@zainyardo1136]

I mean look how high quality these vids are. Surely it will take a couple days to produce it.

[@mrgiggles5555]

I don't think I've ever been this early to a video before....

[@Yaeven]

Ok, thanks for letting us know.

[@mrgiggles5555]

@@Yaeven you're welcome, lol.

[@Eamsaart]

You can tell based off the comments. There’s a huge lack of understanding of this situation. Theres only a few that have the sense of realness. Just goes to show there’s either A: Kids in here B: Just people without any considerable intelligence.

[@kickderel]

South America will never change

[@mkn.567]

Remember when it comes to covering for the cartel there are a lot of individuals who aid and abet, either because they have friends and family in those cartels or because they get paid to look the other way or because they see the crime as not directly affecting them. If Messi gets touched a decent number of people will not have the cartels back.

[@rhowell1978]

They control through fear and money, people won’t choose a footballer for fear of retribution and that power runs deep!

[@fraac]

sounds like a warning from rosario fans

[@LechuKawaii]

I'm from Rosario. I thought you won't cover this topic well, because not even porteño media can cover it properly, but you could talk professionally about the basics, which is actually kinda difficult Just a quick note, while we love Di Maria in Rosario Central, i don't consider him a club legend, since he has never won anything with us. Still, we love him and we all want him to come back

[@t1t1ll0m7]

Messi had to stop playing those strange summer matches organized in Southamerica due to its links to narcos.

[@DarioDiaz-fm8qc]

Argentina it's a hard place not doubts

[@LSMG2004]

My favorite was the farting bullet

[@kondwanichiomba5411]

Anyway that shot fired also represent shot which has fired to conte

[@ell6826]

Nice

[@Jaypc06]

I will single handedly take out the whole Argentinian cartel if they touch Messi

[@YouTube_Account_00]

definitely PSG threatening Messi to make him stay

[@PincheBrayan101]

Messi literally gives Argentina a Copa America and a World Cup and criminals want to harm him. This will cause Messi to never play for Newell Old Boys and return back to his hometown.

[@israelbenitezjimenez533]

I mean there was already reports linking Messi´s dad to Cartels when organising the "Messi and Frinds" in Mexico City

[@saki1333]

Id move my family somewhere safer with all that money , problem solved

[@msdm83]

Imagine what would happen if you in Argentina if you touched Messi.

[@humphreyamwell]

♥️TIFO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 🕵️📌

[@therighttruth8702]

April…

[@kenlim5483]

Where is Tyson and Zlatan? Messi need them

[@Jones922]

Messi the mob boss!😤

[@dovahllin798]

Can you believe that Argentinians make fun of other Latinamerican countries because of their insecurity? Talk about the man in the mirror

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

They even make fun of Europeans. It's incredible.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Argentina should change their national anthem to Michael Jackson's song "Man in the Mirror"

[@jzilla1234]

50 murders is a national crisis for them. How many murders happened in rio or tijuana? Tijuana population: 1.8m Tijuana murders: over 2000 Rosario population: 1.75m Rosario murders: 50

[@explosivereactionstv7414]

They’re a joke outside of football and basketball. Peronism is a self fulfilling prophecy that involves economic meltdowns

[@sal6551]

nah fam you got it all wrong we always talk about our insecurity we only make fun of mexico cause they have a serious issue and they always sayin bs to us so we reply with the same coin. Regarding making fun of europeans to my knowledge its usually the opposite we admire europe and probs only made fun of salty real madrid fans (kinda ironic considering their idol is also argentian Di Stefano)

[@nxbfilms]

Please do a video on what happened to Samuel umititi please

[@IMMERSIVEVOICE]

Lifestyle of the pitch man. Talent isn’t enough. 75% is mental

[@Urban2006xx]

Can you please do a video on why they stopped putting referees on the goal line?

[@maxxvii2037]

Nah those weren't narcos, those were Rosario Central fans

[@maxiaguirre]

The attack was perpetrated by RC hooligans trying to prevent the arrival of messi to NOB

[@makadoz]

If the narcos lay a finger on Messi Argentinians will destroy the narcos

[@MullerFan28]

Yes unarmed and some even unhealthy Argentines with no experience in fighting put their own life and their family at risk just for messi

[@zaphster11]

I WILL GO TO WAR IF THEY HURT MESSI

[@eL-RaL]

🤦💩

[@vampycaltm5273]

Messi conquered football so he's going back to Argentina to win the Cartel d'Or. The little boy from Rizzario.

[@islander7582]

Do you have a video on Yannick bolasie

[@lucianoarebalo41]

The guy in the thumbnail isn’t Messi that’s neati

[@wetguavass]

Messi vs the DEA?

[@MuhammadAmin-ov4uv]

Ooh early gang

[@theredhall-thisisfootball]

South Americans and gangs, Messi should just stay in Cataluna, Spain where everyone loves and appreciates him.

[@SuperHawkVTR]

He forgot to pay the extortion for protection and papa bear won’t help bc I’m papa bear

[@RickyMrclg0]

I don't think so to my knowledge Messi is the most likeable footballer that has actually achieved massive success and I'm pretty sure the cartels/ gangs in Argentina are fans themselves.

[@noivern8595]

Messi has a lot of haters but worshipped in Argentina

[@spoon9854]

@Noivern haters are a minority Messi is loved by the world

[@GarkKahn]

@@spoon9854 well everyone has them, nobody can be universally loved or hated

[@bautistachasseing7164]

Most of my relatives agree the group did it to gain attention. They want to compete with the established cartels in the city.

[@spoon9854]

@@GarkKahn The only people who hate messi are ronaldo or madrid fans

[@ManuBeker2]

Pretty sure even Narcos love messi

[@bettercalIsaul]

Messi will dribble past all of them

[@CasualGamingEnthusiast]

I mean, there would be a civil war in Argentina if anything is to happen to Messi. The narcos will destroy themselves by doing so 🤣

[@abdulahadsiddiqueshuvo7398]

I am certain it is for protection money..

[@Foul_Quince]

They killed a juggler? Animals.

[@andrescastillo7832]

Pretty sure it’s directed at Leo’s brother or cousin

[@arroyo4286]

That narcos gang members are supporters of Rosario central probably and doesn't want messi to play for Newells....just a hypothesis 🤓

[@thisisraycity]

Mateo, who sent you? Tell me don't worry, I would not tell anyone I promise :)

[@whatdadogdoin7531]

Most peaceful day in Latin America 😔

[@Soccer__Bangers]

this how you know messi is better than CR7 🐐🐐

[@holydissolution85]

Isn't it best in this situation that Messi makes use of his money, buys nuclear device & just nukes the city of Rosario ? Problem solved...he can even tell people that he likes to move away beforehand...

[@siyamthandajuly8331]

This actually might have little to do with Messi but more an embarrasment to the major...if he cannot protect their national treasure then he is not who he says he is...and must come down and talk. Cartels normally have rules themselves so if they wanted blood they wouldn't have shot up an empty store. They want something else and i suspect its from the Major not the King

[@JSD888]

Que mere vovo