Superstar footballer Lionel Messi has arrived in Argentina to attend the wake and funeral of his late father Jorge, who died in the early hours of Saturday morning. After landing at 8.40pm local time, Messi left in a vehicle escorted by police patrol cars, said officials from the airport. World rallies around MessiThe death of Jorge Messi prompted an outpouring of condolences from the football world. “The Inter Miami family asks you to stand and join us for a minute's silence in memory of Jorge Messi, father of our captain,” an announcement said over the loudspeakers at Nu Stadium in Miami. He left behind his job and family in Argentina to take on the challenge alongside Lionel, forging the close bond between father and son.