Leo Messi: "The day we never would have wanted has arrived..."
Leo has just posted on his social media accounts (Team Messi) his personal farewell to the Argentine national team

l eo Messi has just posted on his social media (Team Messi) his personal farewell to the Argentina national team, hours before this early morning's match against Benin (1:00 a.m., Movistar), in which he will say goodbye to the Albiceleste after 207 matches with his country's senior national team.
The day we never would have wanted to come has arrived. The saddest day of our lives," Messi says in his farewell video. And then he continues: "I leave in peace. I gave everything. This jersey was my dream, my pride, and my life. Thank you for loving me so much, I’m going to miss you.”
Let's remember that Leo will start early this morning, t ogether with the vast majority of the players who were world champions in 2022 . It will be a final farewell in a packed Mas Monumental stadium.
"Thank you Argentina" , Messi concludes in a story posted on his Instagram account, accompanied by a photograph in which he appears kissing the special jersey that he will wear in his final match with his national team.



