When he welcomed staff and players of his favorite football club, San Lorenzo and the AS Roma team today, it was a friendly affair. “[The AS] Roma [team] needs to fly high [to beat San Lorenzo, presumably], so I think a San Lorenzo plane would be fitting,” said the Pope to AS Roma, brandishing a toy airplane with the San Lorenzo logo on the side. Of course, Pope Francis’ allegiance is hardly new and, oh how coincidental, the club has enjoyed an astonishing rise in success since he was elected pontiff in 2014. San Lorenzo gave the Pope a San Lorenzo jersey, although he appears to have gotten emotional over the basketball jersey he received. We knew his father had played basketball at the club,” San Lorenzo president Matías Lammens said.

Source: The Bubble September 02, 2016 20:15 UTC