Eto’o, Fabregas, Xavi arrive Argentina for ceremony

Some of Lionel Messi’s friends have started to arrive Argentina for the wedding to long-term partner .

Messi and Ruccozzo will tie the knot at the City Center Rosario on Friday, June 30 and some of the high profile guests have started to arrive.

Samuel Eto’o, Xavi, Carles Puyol and Cesc Fabregas all former teammates of Messi arrived Argentina on Thursday.

Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez were also some of the guests already in Rosario for the wedding.

Other Barcelona players are expected at the wedding.

Guest will stay at the five-star Pullman Hotel attached to the City Center Rosario where the wedding will take place.

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Messi’s Argentina national teammates are also expected at the wedding including Sergio Aguero whose wife will be performing the song for the first dance at the ceremony.

The pair met growing up in Rosario, Argentina, but kept in touch after Messi moved to Spain at the age of 13. And now they have now returned to their hometown for the grand event on Friday.

Messi and Roccuzzo met as kids while growing up in Rosario. They have two kids together Thiago and Mateo.