Lionel Messi had a birthday to remember back in his hometown
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner was greeted by a wall of noise as he was presented on the pitch to his hometown crowd.It was also Messi's 36th birthday and the crowd inside the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa serenaded him with a rendition of happy birthday.
The stars came out in force to give Rodriguez a send off, with the likes of Angel Di Maria and Martin Demichelis also in the team.Messi enjoys peaceful bike ride in hometown and waves to fan ahead of Inter Miami transfer The 42,000 fans packed inside the stadium were rewarded with their support thanks to a quite brilliant Messi first-half hat-trick.His second saw a sublime chip of the goalkeeper before the third saw Messi control the ball in the box and finish with ease.
"It had been a long time since I had spent a birthday in Rosario, with my family and my friends," Messi said, according to ESPN Argentina.
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