According to Argentine media TYC, the strikers Lionel Messi and Palacios, who won the World Cup with Argentina in this World Cup, will be commended by the town government of Fama Yala, where they were born. The government will set up two statues in the central corridor to recognize their contributions to the World Cup, and their statues will also be built on both sides of the Maradona statue.
Sergio Baldasare, director of public information and entrepreneurship in the Mayala town government, said in an interview: “We are making a new statue of Messi and Palacios, and these two statues will be placed next to the statue of Maradona.”
According to the design, the height of the statue of Messi is 1.69m and that of Palacios is 1.77m. However, the unveiling date has not yet been set, but it will be confirmed soon, and we expect it to be before the end of the summer. ”