Fan runs onto field to hug, bow down to Lionel Messi
A brazen fan ran onto the pitch at NRG Stadium in Houston on Tuesday to express his love for Lionel Messi.
As Argentina was beating the US in the Copa America semifinals thanks to a goal and assist from Messi, the fan ran onto the field, bowed down to Messi and gave him a hug. Messi hugged him back:
Fan runs onto the field, bows down to Messi and shakes his hands pic.twitter.com/ixOnqhcqy2
— The Catalan Giant (@TheCataIanGiant) June 22, 2016
In this view of the Univision feed, you can see the fan sprinted across the field to get to Messi:
Here are the photos:
What a photo pic.twitter.com/KJC3KkLWDo
— Jojo Culé (@jperkovic93) June 22, 2016
A fan with Messi at the start of the second half
pic.twitter.com/lf88H2g7dL— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) June 22, 2016