Lionel Messi wearing the Atlético Madrid jersey in a charity match played
in Newell's stadium, Argentina in 2009

Enrique Cerezo, the president of Atlético Madrid, said that the only way to see Lionel Messi and Sergio Agüero in the same shirt is either with Argentina or with Atlético. Within four days, Messi played in a charity match in Rosario wearing Atlético Madrid's red and white stripes.