From his teammates, to school teachers and even the country's president: everybody in Argentina pitched in to try and convince Lionel Messi to change his mind after announcing his retirement from international football.
And when you look at the team's record with and without the captain, that clamor was hardly surprising.
Argentina dug deep to take a 2-2 draw against Venezuela last Tuesday, with Messi back in Barcelona recovering from an injury. Then, on Wednesday, the Albiceleste fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Paraguay.
It was the sixth match in which he has played no part during the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, and his absence has often been sorely felt by the nation.
With Messi in the team the Albiceleste boast a perfect record, having won three out of three games against Chile, Bolivia and Uruguay, with four goals scored and just one conceded.
But in the six games he has missed Argentina has won just once, against Colombia in 2015.
A defeat against Ecuador was followed by draws against Brazil and Paraguay at the start of the qualifying campaign, and Wednesday's result means Edgardo Bauza's team has taken just six points out of the 18 on offer without its talisman, scoring four and conceding six.