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The Hyderabad crowd went gaga over Lionel Messi's presence at the GOAT Cup exhibition game, an event that was part of his three-day tour to India. He reached the city in the evening and arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at 7:55 pm IST. The Argentine legend also played football with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and even produced a goal with no effort at all.
A clip of the play going viral on social media.
Mess in Kolkata
Earlier in the day in Kolkata, 50,000 spectators, many of whom had paid Rs 4,000 to Rs 25,000, watched helplessly as a bunch of politicians, VVIPs, security staff more interested in taking selfies than crowd control surrounded Messi, leaving the fans at the Salt Lake Stadium filled with anger.
Angry fans started the chaos by hurling bottles -- banned items in an otherwise sporting venue. Chairs were then ripped out and thrown.
Well organised programme in Hyderabad
On the other hand, it was a contrasting scene at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium later that day. As Messi reached with tight security, with fans in massive numbers for him.
An exhibition match happened on the ground before Messi joined Telangana CM Reddy and played some passes with him before netting the ball and sending the crowd in a frenzy.
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