Lionel Messi set for Argentina farewell in friendly against Benin

Lionel Messi will play his final game for Argentina in a friendly against Benin next month at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.

“We invited ?the world’s best player, our national-team icon, our captain Lionel Andres Messi, to have a deserved farewell here in Argentina,” wrote AFA president Claudio Tapia on social media.

“Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul, and Giovani Lo



Celso will join the squad for the final friendly match on October 6th. The list of players called up from the domestic league will be announced on Friday,” the Argentine FA said

The Argentine great last month announced his retirement from international football, bringing an end to a 20-year Argentina career that included a World Cup triumph, two Copa America titles and a record 207 appearances for his country.