LUIS SUAREZ headed to best pal Lionel Messi’s house for Christmas following Argentina’s World Cup victory.
Messi was given a hero’s welcome by adoring fans as he returned to his boyhood city of Rosario.
Luis Suarez landed in Argentina on Thursday
The Uruguayan will reportedly spend Christmas with Lionel Messi’s family
Suarez was pictured arriving in Rosario, Messi’s boyhood city
Suarez and Messi became good friends when they were team-mates at Barcelona
He will reportedly spend Christmas holed up in his home after being greeted with wild scenes on his return.
And Suarez will also spend Christmas with the Messi family, according to ESPN.
The 35-year-old was pictured today landing in Argentina accompanied by one of his sons to celebrate the World Cup triumph with Messi.
Footage posted to Twitter then showed Suarez arriving at Messi’s house.
Suarez touched down in Rosario on a private plane just before 1pm local time having jetted in from the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.
His wife Sofia Balbi, and their two other children, were also there, according to Mundo Deportivo.
The two families grew close when Messi and Suarez were team-mates at Barcelona.
As well as enjoying great success on the pitch, they became best buds off it.
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The pair holidayed together in Ibiza earlier this year alongside Cesc Fabregas and their families.
Suarez, who suffered group stage heartbreak at the World Cup with Uruguay, congratulated Messi on his success after the penalty shootout victory over France.
He wrote on Twitter: “Congratulations friend! YOU ARE WORLD CHAMPION. Let them say what they want, you are and will be the best.”
The pair also FaceTimed each other after the final, with Messi showing off the World Cup trophy to a beaming Suarez.
Suarez posted a picture of the pair chatting to each other to his Instagram story.
Suarez and Messi holidayed together earlier this year
