Lionel Messi: Excited Newell’s Players Line Up to Get Photos With Club Legend and Inter Miami Star

• Inter Miami wrapped up their pre-season with a draw against Newell's Old Boys
• Lionel Messi played against his former club since leaving for Barcelona in 2000
• The Newell's players were excited to play against their legend with their gestures

Lionel Messi is one of the most influential footballers in the world, and it is a dream come true for most players who have been his teammates or play against him.

Inter Miami concluded their pre-season ahead of the 2024 Major League Soccer season with a draw against Messi’s former club, Newell's Old Boys, at the DRV PNK Stadium.

The Argentina captain featured for 60 minutes before he was substituted, with the scores still levelled at 0-0. Miami took the lead four minutes later through Shanyder Borgelin.

The evening looked like it would end in a win for the Herons, but Franco Diaz pulled one back for the Argentinian club to end it apiece like most of Miami's games during pre-season.

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Newell's players queue for photo with Messi

There were a lot of meet and greets after the final whistle, and most especially, the World Cup winner received more love than he would have anticipated before the game.

As seen in a video shared on social media by Roy Nemer, Newell's players queued to get a photo from their club legend, who was happy to grant their wishes.

Via his Instagram page, he shared seven of his best images from the action with the caption: “A very special game to end preseason.”

Messi and his teammates must now look ahead to the MLS season with the target of at least making a playoff spot and putting behind them the abysmal pre-season.

They have been boosted by the arrival of former Barcelona star Luis Suarez and defensive midfielder Fernando Redondo.

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Mourinho would love to coach Messi

Sports Brief reported on Jose Mourinho wishing to coach Messi even though he admitted he was born with everything and needs no one to tell him what to do.

He admitted it would be an honour to have him on his team, even though the possibility of the two working together in competitive terms is almost near zero.