From one No.10 to another: Messi's dedication to Maradona

After the tragic death of Diego Maradona, all eyes were on Leo Messi. The current Barça No.10 paid a very, very special tribute when scoring the fourth goal of the match against Osasuna, taking off his Barça shirt to unveil a vintage Newell's Old Boys shirt, and one with a great deal of meaning. It was the shirt worn by Maradona during the 1993/94 season at Newell’s, the team where Messi first played before signing for Barça.

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Maradona played for Newell’s Old Boys for just one season, in the campaign after playing for Sevilla in 1992/93, and they would be his penultimate team before finishing his career at Boca Juniors.

Messi saw Maradona play

Interestingly, a very young Lionel Messi attended Diego Maradona's Newell's Old Boys debut. It was a match against Emelec that was played on October 7, 1993 ... and Maradona scored. A great day for Maradona and also for Messi, who today paid tribute to the Argentine legend. From one No.10 to another.