Same as Maradona, the gesture that Messi will have on his return to the Camp Nou

Lionel Messi is the most emblematic player in the entire history of Barcelona. There, the Argentine star got tired of winning titles and breaking records. His appearance in the first team undoubtedly marked a before and after. During his 17 seasons, the Camp Nou was his home and he was not able to say goodbye as he deserved after that bitter separation in 2021.

Now, they announced that Barça aims to honor Lionel Messi when the new Spotify Camp Nou opens to the public (scheduled for November 2024), and one of the possibilities that pointed out in Mundo Deportivo, is that would seek to make it on the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the culé club's foundation and they would try to organize a friendly match with the Argentine National Team. So, it would mean the return of Lionel Messi to his second house after that painful farewell.

However, it would still be necessary to reach an agreement on the possible dates. And that is where certain complications appear, because, although the works in the stadium would allow the return of the public to 60% of its total capacity in November 2024, on that date, the Argentine National Team will have two matches of the CONMEBOL Qualifiers for the World Cup 2026, against Paraguay and Peru. So it would be necessary to find a free date, keeping December 2024 or the first months of 2025 as options, and also get the clubs to release the Argentinians stars on a date not marked on the FIFA calendar.

The gesture that Messi would have that resembles Maradona

According to the information that circulated in different media, Messi would play the first half with the Argentine shirt, the second half with the Barça shirt. “The idea is that Leo plays for each team for a while, that he shows off the World Cup, his Eighth Ballon d'Or and that, in this way, his well-deserved tribute match also takes place”, said One Football. In that way, he would do it in the same style as Diego Armano Maradona's farewell in November 2001.