Lionel Messi displays Newell's Old Boy shirt after scoring in tribute to Maradona
- Lionel Messi paid special tribute to Diego Maradona when he scored against Osasuna in La Liga
- The 33-year-old scored Barcelona's fourth goal in superb fashion as showed off a No.10 Newells Old Boys shirt
- Maradona played two seasons at the Camp Nou where he completed a world record fee in 1982
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Lionel Messi made a special tribute to his mentor and former boss Diego Maradona during Barcelona's 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga.
Maradona spent two seasons at the Camp Nou before joining Napoli in 1984 and two years later he won the 1986 World Cup with Argentina.
The football icon passed away in midweek and Messi paid a special tribute to the world's greatest player.
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After scoring Barca's fourth goal, the 33-year-old removed his shirt to reveal the Newell's Old Boys jersey with the No.10 printed on it.
Messi dribbled past two defenders before chipping the goalkeeper to score his first goal from open play.
Maradona played for Newell's Old Boys before drawing the curtains in his career while Messi started his career with the club.
Messi pointed to the sky in honour of the Argentine legend who the world believe the pair have similar style of play.
The referee booked Messi for taking off his shirt but the Barcelona forward was full of smiles after he was cautioned.
Messi made a post on social media in midweek:
“A very sad day for all Argentines and for football. He leaves us but does not leave, because Diego is eternal.
“I keep all the beautiful moments lived with him and I wanted to take the opportunity to send my condolences to all his family and friends. RIP.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Diego Maradona was left with almost nothing in his bank account, according to Argentine journalist Luis Ventura.
The football icon lavished his money on his excessive lifestyle and had some of it stolen by people who took advantage of him, reports in Italy claim.
The 1986 World Cup hero had huge endorsements with Puma and also got £15million annually for being president of Dynamo Brest in Belarus and his coaching spells in the Middle East.
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