Such a variety of individuals turned out to bring selfies with Parastesh in the western city of Hamedan throughout the end of the week that police hurried him into a station and seized his auto to stop the mayhem and clear movement.
The likeness is uncanny to the point that Eurosport UK purportedly utilized his photograph unintentionally on Twitter as of late when discussing the genuine Messi.
The furore started a couple of months back when Parastesh's football-distraught father constrained the 25-year-old into posturing in a number 10 Barcelona pullover and sending the photos to a games site.
"I sent them one night and by the morning they had called me and said I ought to come in rapidly for a meeting," he told AFP.
Notwithstanding his initial hesitance, Parastesh soon developed into his new part, trimming his hair like Messi and frequently wearing the Barca shirt when he goes out.
It has paid off — he is completely reserved with media meets and has even landed demonstrating contracts.
"Presently individuals truly consider me to be the Iranian Messi and need me to emulate all that he does. When I show up some place, individuals are truly stunned," he said.
Iranians are fixated on football, and Parastesh gets himself always assaulted by fans searching for a selfie.
"I'm truly cheerful that seeing me makes them glad and this satisfaction gives me a considerable measure of vitality," he included.
Parastesh cherishes football yet has never played professionally, however he is chipping away at a few traps so he can better assume the part.
He recalls extremely well the last diversion amongst Iran and Argentina amid World Cup 2014, when Messi's 91st-minute objective victimized the Islamic republic of a place in the last 16.
Reza's father was incensed.
Reza Parastesh, a doppelganger of Barcelona and Argentina's footballer Lionel Messi, postures for a photo with fans in a road in Tehran on May 8, 2017. Photograph: AFP
"After the diversion, my father called me and said don't return home today around evening time… why did you score an objective against Iran? I stated: But that wasn't me!" Parastesh stated, snickering.
His objective now is to meet his saint in Barcelona, and perhaps find an occupation as his understudy.
"Being the best player in footballing history, he certainly has more work than he can deal with. I could be his agent when he is excessively occupied," he said.
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