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Watch: Lionel Messi gets stunning birthday reception, scores brilliant free kick in Newell’s Old Boys return

insidetrack IndiaJune 25, 2023

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Lionel Messi, Argentina world cup winning star, played a match for his club from yesteryears Newell’s Old Boys on Saturday night and scored a brilliant hattrick.

THIS IS HOW MESSI WAS RECEIVED AT NEWELL’S STADIUM 🥹🥹🥹
pic.twitter.com/SsVqe8YHjk
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) June 24, 2023
Former Liverpool winger Maxi Rodriguez, who retired from playing football in 2021 after his third spell with Newell’s Old Boys, had invited Messi and former Argentine teammate Sergio Aguero to play in his testimonial game on June 24.

Scaloni 😭😭👑
pic.twitter.com/9iMHKOkewD
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) June 25, 2023
Newell’s Old Boys club gave their boyhood hero a stunning welcome and put up banner of support for their country’s captain.

Messi with a hattrick already in the first half 😂⚽️⚽️⚽️
pic.twitter.com/4aTm6tDNTu
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) June 24, 2023
Messi marked the occasion with a stunning hattrick and also received a standing ovation at the farewell party.
In a pitchside interview Messi noted that it was his first birthday as a world champion and that it is “always beautiful” to be back in Rosario where the people were always “so affecionate” with him.

EL CARIÑO DE ROSARIO… EN GENERAL: las palabras de Messi, campeón del mundo…
📺 #GraciasMaxienStarPlus | #StarPlusLA pic.twitter.com/PuzN0pi4Ps
— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) June 24, 2023
Messi will officially join Inter Miami on July 1 and then is likely to make his debut on July 21.

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