Almost two years after his last game as a professional, Maxi Rodríguez says goodbye to football on the field of Newell's and with a large number of invited figures among which Lionel Messi stands out, who will return to the Leprosy stadium to play his third friendly match at the Colossus Marcelo Bielsa.
The event will be broadcast by Star + and its start is announced for the 17 hours, with musical shows and the start of the meeting for the 19.15 hours. Lionel Scaloni will also be present as well as other former players of the Rosario club and the Argentine National Team.
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24.06.2023 18:37
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The players of each team are presented
The hosts of the event are announcing the players who will be part of the teams that will be part of the friendly that will bring together figures with a past in Newell's and the Argentine National Team. Messi appeared in an image inside the dressing room, waiting for his turn to enter the court.
24.06.2023 18:32
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Maxi's farewell: Messi arrived at the stadium!!!
Despite the doubts that were installed in the previous one, Lionel Messi is already in the Colossus to be part of the party. The idea of the Argentine captain is not to overshadow Maxi, the real protagonist of the night in the temple of Newell's. It won't be easy.
24.06.2023 18:16
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Maxi's farewell: ovation to Di María in the previous
The announcement of the players present at Maxi's tribute gave the first pleasant surprise of the night in Rosario. The voice of the stadium mentioned Di Maria and introduced him as "world champion and friend of Maxi" to start a respectful applause from the crowd identified with Newell's al Fideo, former player and fan of Rosario Central.
24.06.2023 17:48
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Maxi's farewell: without Messi?
Although Messi's presence was announced in the hours before Maxi's match and reaffirmed in the TV broadcast, in the corridors of the Colossus there are doubts about Leo's arrival at the stadium. To top it off, Marcelo Tinelli shared some images that feed the intrigue. They are the formations of the teams, in which the Argentine captain does not appear.
The teams of the match tribute to Maxi Rodríguez, without Messi? Photo: Marcelo Tinelli's Instagram.
The teams of the match tribute to Maxi Rodríguez, without Messi? Photo: Marcelo Tinelli's Instagram.
The teams of the match tribute to Maxi Rodríguez, without Messi? Photo: Marcelo Tinelli's Instagram.
24.06.2023 17:27
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Maxi's farewell: Tata Martino talked about Inter Miami and Boca
"We keep talking," Martino acknowledged when asked about the chance to return to MLS to coach Lionel Messi. On the other hand, Tata said he talked with Riquelme about the chance to manage Boca but explained that he ended up discarding the project for everything that surrounds the club, especially "in a year like this", without mentioning the December elections.
24.06.2023 17:23
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The Pocho Lavezzi, with the colors of Newell's but fan of Central
With his usual charisma, El Pocho spoke in the pre-match about his friendship with Maxi. He stressed that he put the colors of Newell's on his shirt but warned that he is a fan of Rosario Central. "I have Central tattooed, that's more important," he joked. Rivalry and friendship, in the right measure for a party atmosphere.
Ezequiel Lavezzi, present at the farewell of Maxi Rodríguez. Photo: Capture TV.
24.06.2023 16:54
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Maxi's farewell: Di Maria's embrace with the Fiera
In the build-up to the match, Di Maria hugged Maxi Rodriguez. Symbols of Central and Newell's. "I don't know how the Newell's fans are going to receive me but here the important thing is that Maxi has a good time," said Fideo. On the other hand, the former Juventus confirmed to ESPN that he is one step away from signing with Benfica.
24.06.2023 16:45
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In Messi's farewell, the Inter Miami shirt is sold
Believe or burst. On the outskirts of the Colossus Marcelo Bielsa there is merchandising of Newell's but also of Inter Miami, Lionel Messi's brand new club.
24.06.2023 16:22
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Marcelo Tinelli will play in Maxi's farewell
The TV host travels in the bus that leads to the players and former players who will participate in the tribute match to Maxi Rodríguez. At 63 years of age, the former president of San Lorenzo will give himself the pleasure of putting on the albiceleste shirt. Pablo Granados and Pachu Peña, fans of Leprosy, will also be present.
Marcelo Tinelli with Maxi Rodríguez, in the previous match tribute to the Fiera. Photo: Instagram.
24.06.2023 16:18
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Maxi's farewell: the bus goes out with the guests
With Gerardo Martino and Gabriel Batitusta at the head, the figures that will participate in Maxi Rodríguez's match get on a bus that will take them to Newell's stadium. In the previous one they enjoyed a barbecue in a hotel in the city.
24.06.2023 15:55
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Maxi's farewell: people hope to enter the Colossus
The doors of the stadium open in a matter of moments, at 16 pm. Meanwhile, long lines wait for his entrance to the stadium where the tribute match to Maxi will be played.
24.06.2023 15:46
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Maxi's farewell will have Di Maria
Football unites and in this case the tribute match to Maxi Rodríguez at Newell's will have a player identified with Rosario Central. It is nothing less than Ángel Di María, world champion with the Argentine National Team and great friend of the Fiera, who earned his place in the Colossus Bielsa. How will Leprosy fans receive it?
24.06.2023 15:34
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Maxi's farewell: Demichelis present
The coach of River, leader of the Professional League, made a little time to be in the tribute match to Maxi. They were teammates in the Argentine National Team and played the 2014 World Cup, the one in which the Fiera scored the penalty of the victory against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
24.06.2023 15:27
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Maxi's farewell: the guests
In addition to Messi, some of the players and former players confirmed by the Fiera are Lionel Scaloni, Pablo Aimar, Walter Samuel, Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze, Martín Demichelis, Gabriel Batistuta, Mauricio Pochettino, Roberto Sensini, Eber Banega, José Pekerman, Gabriel Batistuta, David Trezeguet, Ariel Ortega, Ignacio Scocco and Leonardo Ponzio.
24.06.2023 15:15
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Maxi's farewell: the match
The central tribute will consist of a match between a team with the Newell's shirt and another with that of the Argentine National Team. The start time is estimated for 19.15 but in the previous there will be musical shows for the crowd of fans who will come to say goodbye to the idol.
24.06.2023 15:00
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Maxi's wish for his farewell
"I want it to be a party, for everyone to have a good time and have fun, beyond playing with one shirt or another. I want us all to be happy and it is a celebration of football. They pay me this tribute, but I don't like being the center, I want everyone to have a good time," Rodriguez said this week.
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