Be it against Brazil or Real Madrid, the four-time Ballon d'Or winner has always shown his best side in derby clashes - but in Rosario, matches against Central were always tough.
With just a few minutes to go before the game kicked off, Quique Dominguez signaled to the No. 10 and asked him to lead the team's warmup. Lionel Messi, the shortest of his teammates, started off the routine that would make sure those 11-year-old children would enter the game stretched and ready to go.
There are two types of leaders: those who shout encouragement and those who lead by example.