The date is confirmed … Lionel Messi will be seen in action in India on this day! Note date and venue
Lionel Messi Friendly Match in India: This year is going to be very special for Indian football fans. The Argentina Football Association (AFA) has officially announced that their national team will visit India and play a friendly match. There was a situation of confusion about this match for a long time.
Let us know that the match was likely to be canceled due to schedule and legal disputes, but now the wait of the fans is over after the official confirmation. In such a situation, know when and where this friendly match will be played.
When will Argentina’s team come to India?
According to the press release of the Argentina Football Association, the Argentina team led by Head Coach Lionel Scoloni will visit India in the second week of November (November 10 to 18). Meanwhile, the team will play a friendly match in Kerala. However, it is not yet clear whether the legendary captain Lionel Messi will participate in this match.
Let us tell you that Argentina’s team will play two friendly matches in November. One match will be held in Luanda in Angola and the other in Kerala, India. Earlier, the team will also play two international friendly matches in the US in October.
When will India come to Lionel Messi?
The Lionel Messi, called the king of football, take part in the match to be held in November or not, but his visit to India in December is confirmed. Messi will live in India from 13 to 15 December and during this time he will visit big cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
According to sources, many major events related to football will be organized during this period. There is a discussion that Lionel Messi can also meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad. Not only this, there is also a plan to hold a special match during his visit, in which veterans of both cricket and football can be seen playing together. Superstars like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can participate in it.
Lionel Messi has come to India earlier also
Significantly, Lionel Messi had earlier come to India in 2011. At that time Argentina played a friendly match against Venezuela in Kolkata, which was a goalless draw. After nearly 14 years, there is an atmosphere of enthusiasm among the football lovers of the country with the return of Argentina team and Messi to India.