Newell´s presented to the campus that disputes the Copa Libertadores Sub 20 and caught the attention of the football world by showing the shirt number 10 with the last name you always dreamed of: Messi. It’s not about Lionel, currently in PSG and way to Qatar World Cup 2022but of Joaquin Messia kid also forging in the city of Rosario.
Despite the great coincidences there is no family relationship between Joaquín and Lionel. “As soon as I arrived, many asked me if I was related. It’s a simple coincidence, in my town there are three families that have the surname Messi. I just happened to meet him. I started at Newell’s just like him and now I also have to wear the 10,” the youth told the official Libertadores site.
How were its beginnings? “When I was eight years old I started at the Newell’s baby, which is the Malvinas School. Then I went to the 11-a-side field. I did all the juniors there and now I’m in my last year of Fourth,” said Joaquín, a member of the squad led by coach Rubén Rodríguez.
The dream of seeing (Lionel) Messi with Newell’s 10
At argentinian football There is still hope of seeing the captain of the selected team with the shirt 10 of the club of his loves. “It would be the most beautiful thing that could happen to me in my life. It would be an impressive thing,” said Joaquín, who will have the privilege of stamping his last name with the red and black colors.
During the conflictive departure of the Flea from Barcelonain Rosario they dreamed big and even generated a mobilization among the Leprosy fans to make an attempt to fulfill the dream of returning home, after the prompt departure at the beginning of the century from the Inferiors to Spain.
What would happen if Messi, the original, wears the Newell’s shirt? “Give me any number, always give him 10. As long as he plays, give me any number,” replied Joaquín.
Newell’s debuted with defeat in the Libertadores Sub 20
In the first match of Group C, which is played at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Leprosy lost 1-0 to Paraguayan Guarani. The only goal of the match was scored by Matías Segovia.
The next match in the zone will be against Universidad de Concepción, from Chile, in search of fighting for leadership or being the best second of the three groups to be able to access the semifinals of the competition.
