Lionel Messi, at the age of 39, is preparing to play one last match for the Argentine national team on October 6th. This event, described as a farewell match, will be held at the Monumental stadium of River Plate in Buenos Aires. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has confirmed this encounter, which will see Argentina face Benin, as reported by "sudinfo.be" citing the AFA. This is a symbolic moment for the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, who announced his international retirement on August 31st, after a prolific career of 207 caps and 125 goals with the Albiceleste. Coach Lionel Scaloni has included Messi in a list of 28 players for a series of three friendly matches, but it is clearly stipulated that the forward will only participate in the final match against Benin. The other scheduled matches are against Bolivia on September 30th and...
There is a very strong consensus that Lionel Messi will play one last match with Argentina, scheduled for October 6. All Western sources (popular/regional, general, liberal/center-left) confirm this information without any contradiction, presenting only minor variations in the details of the event (the opponent Benin mentioned by sudinfo.be).
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