Lionel Messi, one of the most famous athletes in the world, maintained his word and attended the memorial match for Maxi Rodriguez on Saturday.
Messi made a local appearance for an exhibition game and scored a hat trick in the first half. He did this as a compliment to his colleague Maxi Rodriguez, who plays for Argentina.
On Saturday night, the great player who will soon be playing for Inter Miami was welcomed back to his former club, Newell’s Old Boys, in his birthplace of Rosario. Shortly after, he scored a spectacular free kick in a testimonial match that was played in his honor.
Rodriguez, who is retiring from soccer, had a lengthy list of Argentina’s greatest players make an appearance in his final game at the Marcelo Bielsa stadium. Messi, who was celebrating his 36th birthday at the time, was the most notable of these players.
A ceremony befitting Messi’s stature was thrown for him, complete with joyful fans, fireworks, and everything else. the favor shown to them by scores of well-known visitors.
Messi starred in an amazing entrance to the field of play, where the audience was delighted to see him and gave away a beautiful frame with fireworks and even happy birthday. After greeting so many old acquaintances in the locker room, Messi was the star of the show as he entered the field. While all was going on, the new star of Inter Miami continued to shake hands and give hugs to the invited personalities.
It was just a matter of time before he began to work his free-kick magic, and while he was still playing for the Argentine National Team, he scored the first goal on the board in that manner. In addition to the person who was being honored for the evening, he also shared some pearls with the audience, such as the time they saw him play on the same squad as Lionel Scaloni.
But Messi, who remained steadfast with the Albiceleste even after several change windows, did not settle for just one goal and then contributed two more: one with an exquisite definition from above and another dominating the chest and finishing with his typical class, which motivated an inventive song from the people: “And now you see it, and now you see it, this is your house, you can come back.”
“The truth is that a beautiful day to be here, the people who came, and the important thing is to accompany the Fiera, it is his day,” said the star in conversation with Star +. “It is his day,”
“It had been a long time since I had spent a birthday in Rosario with my family and friends, it is the first time that I have spent my birthday there, and it is also special, as it is always special to be in Rosario.
It is the first time that I have been world champion. It was our chance to be world champions, as I stated at the time, but many of remarkable players passed behind us who accomplished many wonderful things with the National Team, despite the fact that they did not lift a cup, he reflected.
Messi stated the following in reference to the public’s fondness for him: “It’s always good to come to Rosario, the people of Rosario, both Newell’s and Central, have always been extremely friendly with me beyond the colors.
A short time ago, we were successful in achieving what the entirety of Argentina had been working for through collaboration, hard work, and personal sacrifice; and the fact that we were able to do so is the single most essential factor in this achievement.