Argentinas forward Lionel Messi gestures during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg. — AFP
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi gestures during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg. — AFP

  • Ex-Brazilian star Ronaldinho, and others confirm their presence in the match.
  • The match is to take place on November 14 at Olympic Stadium in Rome. 
  • Ex-World Cup winner Maradona died aged 60 of heart failure in November 2020.

ROME: Lionel Messi will headline a star-studded lineup for a 'match for peace' in tribute to fellow Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona on November 14 in Rome, organizers announced on Monday.

Notwithstanding Messi, previous Brazilian star Ronaldinho, Italian World Cup champ Gianluigi Buffon and Roma's Portuguese mentor Jose Mourinho affirmed their presence in a video distributed by the WEPLAYFORPEACE stage for the third release of the "match for harmony" coordinated by an Establishment made by Pope Francis.

The video was transferred on October 10, to imply 10/10, an accolade for the number 10 shirt worn by Maradona during his profession. His epithet was 'el ultimo Diez' (the last 10).

Previous World Cup champ Maradona passed on matured 60 of cardiovascular breakdown in November 2020.

The match will occur on November 14 at the Olympic Arena in Rome, seven days before the beginning of the World Cup in Qatar.