Atmosphere electric as city salutes soccer royalty

HYDERABAD put its best foot forward on Saturday by ensuring that the visit of Lionel Messi to India was a resounding success.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

While the football was limited to an exhibition match between Team Revanth Reddy Singareni and Aparna All Stars, playing for Messi, the atmosphere was electric at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal.

The stadium and its vicinity turned into a roaring cauldron of song, colour and belief on a night Hyderabad came to salute football royalty. First, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy stepped onto the pitch with his team, drawing loud cheers.