Argentine DJ Fer Palacio has denied that he infected Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi with COVID-19 after being labeled a “murderer” on social media.
PSG confirmed that Messi is one of five first-team players who have tested positive because of coronavirus during the year-end holiday, with the 34-year-old staying in Argentina until he is allowed to travel.
Since Messi tested positive while in Argentina, he is following self-isolation procedures in his hometown of Rosario. Messi attended several parties in Argentina during the festive period, including the New Year’s Eve party he invited Palacio to perform.
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Palacio posted an Instagram photo taken with Messi at the party last week, with the caption: “I got the best thing to dance. Thank you to all the Messi family for the invitation.”
The 31-year-old DJ has since faced abusive messages online after Messi tested positive for COVID-19, with users claiming he was responsible for the PSG striker’s diagnosis.
In response, Palacio frankly set the record and provided video evidence of his own negative COVID-19 test results.
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“I was a trend on Twitter because Messi tested positive for COVID-19,” he said on Instagram. “They linked this to me and said that I infected him. They even called me ‘murderer’.” I have a lot of very bad personal messages. Yesterday I went to get checked because I have to go to Uruguay and I don’t have COVID-19. “
Messi will have to register for a negative test before being cleared to return to France. As a result, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has been knocked out of the round of 32 Coupe de France clash with Vannes on January 3. Depending on his test results and travel time, Messi also has may not be present. for the Ligue 1 leaders’ trip to Lyon on January 9
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PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino admitted uncertainty over Messi’s impending arrival in his latest press conference: “I don’t know if he will be there for the Lyon game or not. He will return from Argentina when he is negative. Until he receives a negative result in Argentina”, he will not be able to go to France. So it’s all a test of when he can travel… We’ll see when he’s ready to play. “
Also testing positive in the PSG main squad also included Danilo Pereira, Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala. France reported 219,126 new COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period on January 1, as reported by ESPN, the fourth day in a row the country recorded more than 200,000 cases.
Why is Messi in Argentina?
After the first few months of settling down with PSG in Paris, Messi has spent the end of 2021 holiday in Argentina. The last PSG game he featured in was a 1-1 draw against Lorient on December 22, where Messi and his teammates at PSG have difficulties without Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Messi then went to his hometown of Rosario in Argentina, where videos and photos shared on social media showed him relaxing with his family.
The media in Argentina sounded the alarm when it was discovered that Messi was not on the private jet that brought PSG teammates and fellow Argentines like Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes back to Paris after the tournament. holiday.
