The Hyderabad leg of the Lionel Messi GOAT India tour saw the veteran Argentine forward arrive at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium to the cheers of the fans present at the venue. After visiting Kolkata in the early stages of December 13, Messi continued his tour by visiting Hyderabad.
He landed in Hyderabad and met up with Telangana CM Revanth Reddy. He then arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium as he saw an exhibition match between two sides.
Furthermore, Messi captured all the limelight after he was captured playing football with Revanth Reddy. Messi, Suarez, De Paul, and Reddy were seen passing the ball to each other at the stadium.
The three footballers engaged in several activities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Messi first arrived at the ground during the exhibition game and witnessed a penalty shootout between the two sides as well.
Furthermore, he also passed the ball around with the children before doing a lap of honour around the stadium, waving to the fans, signing autographs.
Messi addressed the fans in Hyderabad
After the greetings, the trio of Messi, Suarez, and De Paul all addressed the fans in Hyderabad. Messi talked about how delighted he was to have visited the city and expressed his happiness over the admiration that he has received from the fans.
After the Kolkata leg of the tour turned into chaos, the Hyderabad leg of the tour proved to be a huge success. After playing football with kids, interacting with the fans, and signing autographs, Messi also presented the GOAT cup to the side that won the exhibition match.
He then clicked pictures with the two teams before exiting the stadium ahead of day 2 of the tour that will continue in Mumbai.
Also Read:
