Teen’s ‘attack’ on Messi a ‘misunderstanding’

THE mother of a teenager accused of trying to attack Champions League hero Lionel Messi has insisted he tripped as he went to greet him.

Teen’s ‘attack’ on Messi  a ‘misunderstanding’

The Barcelona star was reported to have been hit on Thursday as he signed autographs outside a restaurant in his native city of Rosario, Argentina.

A 17-year-old fan of Rosario Central, the bitter rivals of Messi’s childhood club Newell’s Old Boys, was quickly identified as the alleged attacker after fleeing the scene.

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