Back after the Argentina rally, Nicolas Tagliafico experienced an incredible journey to return to Lyon. Diverted plane, intransigence of the authorities, delayed train, lost luggage… Nothing was spared for the left side, ultimately forced to withdraw from the trip to Reims this Saturday evening.
Nicolas Tagliafico has probably never experienced such a long journey. After the rally of Argentina, with whom he played the entire qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay (2-1 defeat) and Peru (1-0 victory), the left side scored more than 36 hours to return to Lyon! Some internationals sometimes tend to take their time before returning to their club. But this is not the case for the Lyonnais who was the victim of incredible bad luck throughout his journey.
Tagliafico will remember it
It all started on Wednesday at 10:45 p.m. when his plane left Ezeiza International Airport south of Buenos Aires. The flight was to Paris where Nicolas Tagliafico had to take a train to Lyon. But the plane was diverted due to snowfall in the capital. The plane finally landed in Lyon around 4 p.m. Thursday. “ How lucky, my final destination », Rejoiced the Argentinian international at first, before learning that the authorities were forcing him to stay on the plane to Paris. After four hours of waiting, the pilot was able to take off again and land in the City of Lights at 9 p.m.
This late, the former Ajax Amsterdam player had missed the last train to Lyon and was forced to spend the night in the capital. Friday morning, the Gone took a train… delayed by an hour. Nicolas Tagliafico ended up arriving in Lyon around noon, and without his luggage. “ My suitcase is somewhere in Paris waiting to be picked up », Explained the South American on Instagram, after his arrival too late to accompany Olympique Lyonnais to Reims. Either way, the left side deserves a rest.
