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Argentina sending Lionel Messi off with farewell game in October vs. Benin
- 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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The star Lionel Messi will star in his “last tango” with Argentina in a friendly against Benin on October 6 in Buenos Aires.
·El Segundo, United States
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The albiceleste team has announced the call for the three friendly contestants, in which the name of the Inter de Miami footballer appears. Leo will only play the last one, on October 6. Read
·Madrid, Spain
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Argentine Football Association confirms that the astro will have a friendly meeting with the selected Benin on October 6th
·Madrid, Spain
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