It’s not surprising Argentina’s World Cup winning team celebrated their Qatar 2022 win hard.
But it turns out the party was so full on that La Albiceleste’s captain Lionel Messi had tried to calm ex-striker Sergio Aguero down, telling him to slow down on the drinking as they partied in the Middle East.
It was hard to miss Aguero during Argentina’s celebrations as the South Americans lifted the World Cup for the third time, the first since 1978.
The ex-Manchester City star – who was forced to retire after being diagnosed with a cardiac arrhythmia and therefore couldn’t play in Qatar – celebrated like he was still part of the team he scored 41 goals in 101 appearances for.
The former striker smoked a cigar, kissed the trophy and was even carrying captain and talisman Messi around the pitch on his shoulders after the trophy ceremony.
Speaking about his celebration with Messi – who recently made a verbal pact with Paris Saint-Germain to stay at the club– Aguero told Argentinian outlet TyC Sports: “I lifted the best in the world.
“Of course, my back hurt a lot. When I raised him I said: ‘S***. He weighs’.
“I moved my shoulders so that he would jump, but they started to get some stitches in my back.
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“At one point I couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t even turn around. If I turned around, I would end up in a hospital.
“He realised it because I looked at him, we exchanged glances.
“I said: ‘All good, you’re world champion, but my back hurts.’ And there he got off. He was on his knees afterwards.”
Just like the rest of his country’s team, Aguero had a drink during the celebrations as they partied into the night.
But the star admitted he’d had a talking to from the man he’d be holding aloft earlier that day, after he’d had a bit too much booze as he soaked in Argentina’s achievement.
“I drank a lot but I didn’t eat. We were world champions. If something were to happen to me, let it be there,” he said.
“Leo [Messi] got angry and told me ‘stop’. How [do I] stop? We are world champions, so happy.”
It’s not everyday your country are crowned world champions to be fair, Aguero!