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After a terrible first leg on the GOAT tour at the Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium, Lionel Messi, the Argentinian great finally witnessed the fine Telangana hospitality in Hyderabad’s Uppal Stadium.
The event was well organized with a friendly match in which CM Revanth Reddy scored not one but four goals. Messi was accompanied by Luis Suarez and Rodrigo de Paul. The World Cup 2022 winning Argentina captain also participated in warm up activity with the local players as thousands of gathered fans cheered for their hero. Messi and Suarez hit a couple of balls towards the gallery as well, much to the delight of the fans.
Earlier in Kolkata, the event was met with backlash after Messi’s brief appearance which was cut short owing to mismanagement. Fans who paid thousands to see their idols vandalized the stadium as the star left in haste. Shah Rukh Khan and Mamta Banerjee along with Sourav Ganguly had to skip the event due to the chaos.
(Source: Third Party)#MessiInIndia #Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/AE5kd5YWhw
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 13, 2025
Meanwhile here’s how the internet reacted
Kolkata Fans watching this… pic.twitter.com/6KzC0yyjcZ
— पहाड़ी_𝕸𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖆𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖓 (@pahadi_mando) December 13, 2025
Kolkata fans when they find out Messi played football in Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/Ximh5ImQyI
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) December 13, 2025
Scenes from the Messi event pic.twitter.com/oeCy46bnIQ
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) December 13, 2025
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