Lionel Messi presented a T-shirt of the Inter Miami team to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. The photo was published on Facebook by one of his friends, who says that he was helped in the endeavor by a teammate of the Argentinian Serhiy Kryvtsov, RMC Sport reports.

Lionel Messi presented a t-shirt to the head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny

The photo was published by Yuriy Sapronov, who tells the story of the signing: “I gave Valery Zaluzhny a T-shirt with Messi’s signature. When I was in Miami, I usually attended Inter Miami matches and thanks to our Serhii Kryvtsov, I was able to attend training sessions. Leo signed the shirt with respect.”

Lionel Messi is a teammate at Inter Miami with Serhiy Kryvtsov, a former central defender for Shakhtar Donetsk.

A Ukrainian player with 34 caps, the 32-year-old is one of Tata Marino’s players and has already made 37 appearances for the club since his arrival, according to News.ro.