Messi scores, takes off shirt to unveil a touching tribute to Diego Maradona
Messi ripped off his shirt to reveal Maradona's Newell's Old Boys shirt -- the same club where Messi began his youth career.
Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona against Osasuna on Sunday, then took off his shirt to reveal the jersey of Newell’s Old Boys — the Argentine club where Messi began his youth career, and where the late Diego Maradona played briefly during the early 1990s.
It was a touching tribute to Maradona, who passed away this week at the age of 60.
No estoy llorando, ESTAS llorando pic.twitter.com/f9B7u83Id3
— Aaron West (@oeste) November 29, 2020
Messi pays tribute to the late Diego Maradona after scoring with a No. 10 Newell's Old Boys shirt
(via @beINSPORTSUSA)pic.twitter.com/360tTFERSj
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 29, 2020
Messi and Maradona will forever be linked, both due to their nationality, their playing style, and their diminutive height. They will also be linked due to that time at Newell’s Old Boys — a video surfaced this week showing a 6-year-old Messi on the field in a match where Maradona featured.
"On Maradona's debut for Newell's, they brought out a 6-year old kid at half-time to do tricks for the crowd. That kid was Lionel Messi" – @jonawils [Guardian Football Weekly] pic.twitter.com/OmK3PY2iMA
— Newell's Old Boys – English (@Newells_en) November 27, 2020
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