Leo Messi called up to Argentina!
He will have a farewell friendly on October 6
There will be a "last dance". The Argentina national team has announced the call-up of Leo Messi for the friendly next October 6 that the "Albiceleste" will play against Benin at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Argentina will have three friendlies: Bolivia, Burkina Faso, and Benin. It will be the latter (only) in which Messi says goodbye. The AFA has also announced that Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso will only be in that final match.
'Therefore, the wish of all Argentina will be fulfilled: there will be a farewell for Leo. "To all the fans of the Argentina National Team, I want to inform you that, after a conversation we had with the coach of the senior national team, Lionel Scaloni, we have made the decision to invite the best player in the world, the emblem of our national team, our captain, Lionel Andrés Messi, so that he can have the farewell he truly deserves on October 6, here in Argentina," said "Chiqui" Tapia, President of the Argentine Football Federation.
We have made the decision to invite the best player in the world, the emblem of our National Team, our captain, Lionel Andrés Messi, so that he can have the farewell he truly deserves
All the 2022 Qatar World Cup champions will also be present so that, together with their families, they can accompany him in a match that will be unforgettable for all the fans of the national team, to witness the final tango of the best player in the world.
Argentina's full squad for the upcoming international break
'In the list of players called up by Scaloni for this international break, it is worth highlighting, for example, the presence of names such as Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina, on loan from Real Madrid), Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica), Román Vega (Zenit), Matías Soulé (Roma) or Santiago Castro (Roma). They are the main new additions beyond Messi's "return".'
