Noticias ALEJANDRO Posted February 14, 2024 Posted February 14, 2024 When one thinks of a team linked to Lionel Messi's career, without a doubt that club is the Spanish Barcelona. However, when it comes to Argentine football, the star has made it more than clear which team he prefers: Newell's Old Boys from his native Rosario. Messi trained at Newell's, before making the well-known leap to Barcelona at the age of 13. But although he never played an official match with La Lepra - and although at some point he was linked to other Argentine teams such as River Plate or Independiente - the current Inter Miami player clarified the issue on more than one occasion. Watch Messi's Inter Miami and all of MLS with the MLS Season Pass on Apple TV What team is Messi from? Although Messi's love for Newell's was always known, for years there were rumors that the Rosario native was actually a River fan. However, these were flatly denied by the star himself on more than one occasion, stating that he was a leper. In 2019, in a talk with TyC Sports, Messi declared: "There was a time when they said I was from River. When we played the final of the Mundialito (Club World Cup), I didn't celebrate the goal and then they started saying that I was a fan. of River. Later they said Independiente, because of a photo, but at that time I was wearing t-shirts that I liked. And at that time the Independiente one was nice, it was very good." Noticias
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