The great Lionel Messi scored a goal and made two assists for Argentina to beat Benin 3-0 in his farewell game for his country.
🚨 IT DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS 🤩 The perfect angle of Lionel Messi goal for Argentina against Benin 🐐🔥 https://t.co/4UouCrHh2M
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It was a night full of emotions at a packed Estadio Mas Monumental as Messi retired from international football.
“Today I have to live the saddest day of my career: saying goodbye to the national team. Now it’s my turn to support. I love you all, I thank God, and I’m proud to be Argentine,” the Legend said in his farewell speech.
Benin were resolute in the first half for scores to be tied at 0-0, before Messi turned on the magic after the break.
He first provided the assist for Nicolas Otamendi to finally break the deadlock three minutes after the restart.
Argentina then went 2-0 up in the 61st minute, when Nico Paz scored again with an assist by the great man.
Messi then crowned his party with the third goal 10 minutes later from the penalty spot.
It was his 126th goal for Argentina in his 208th appearance.
It was his farewell party and he was the star of the show with Sofascore naming him Man of the Match with a personal rating of 8.5.
