Argentina sending Lionel Messi off with farewell game in October vs. Benin
The Argentina Football Association says Messi accepted the invitation for a send-off that will include 2022 World Cup winners and their families.
- On Tuesday, the Argentine Football Association announced that Lionel Messi will play a farewell match against Benin on October 6 at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.
- AFA president Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia confirmed the invitation followed discussions with coach Lionel Scaloni, and Messi accepted to join his teammates for the tribute.
- More than 85,000 fans are expected at the Estadio Monumental, where the 2022 World Cup winning squad and their families will gather for the tribute.
- Coach Scaloni included the 39-year-old Inter Miami star in his 28-man squad, though Messi will only attend the October 6 tributes alongside teammates Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso.
- Marking the Albiceleste's return home, Argentina will also face Bolivia and Burkina Faso in earlier friendlies, while focus shifts to Scaloni's future as his contract expires in December.
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