Lionel Messi’s Rosario home town club have offered him some support after Argentina’s Copa America defeat. During Sunday’s match supporters of Newell’s Old Boys revealed a huge banner in support of the FC Barcelona star: “Messi: Being the best is what separates us from the rest.”

Newell’s fans have not forgot the time Messi spent at the club. He left at the age of 12 before travelling to Barcelona with his family, but with this message they have expressed their support and solidarity after the fierce critism that Messi has received in Argentina after the Copa America.