World Cup 2022: Canelo vs Messi: Messimetral, the unexpected app to protect Messi from Mexican boxer

Canelo Alvarez's controversial tweets about Leo Messi have resonated with many sportsmen, journalists and fans.

So much so, that some have felt compelled to defend the Argentine footballer.

Some Argentinians have even gone so far as to design an app to ensure their superstar's safety and protection.

"He should pray to God I don't find him," said Canelo in one of his messages.

An app no one expected

That is why, due to the threat of the Mexican, some Argentines developed a web page that monitors in real time the distance between Canelo and Leo.

It's called 'Messimetral' and it's already getting people talking.

How does the application work?

The website uses a map system where it locates both the Mexican and the Argentinean with their current locations.

It then proceeds to calculate the total distance between the two and shows the possibility of a possible crossover.

The unique initiative was launched by the Argentine advertising agency 20Dedos and the calculator is available on the web for free.

According to the creators, it is designed to "protect" the most important star in world soccer right now.

That is why its name is a play on words between the surname Messi and what the word 'perimetral', relating to boundaries or perimeters.

In the latest calculation, Canelo is in Zapopan, Jalisco, while Messi is at Qatar University in Doha.

This is a way to lend humor to a situation that got out of hand. The boxer had some fierce online altercations through messages with journalists and other players such as the Argentine Sergio Aguero.

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