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Lionel Messi Prepares for His Final Match for Argentina
- On Tuesday, Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina against Benin at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, concluding a 21-year international career with 208 appearances.
- Messi announced his international retirement in August following Argentina's World Cup final loss to Spain; the farewell event, dubbed "The Last Tango," provided a formal tribute to his legacy.
- A sold-out crowd of 85,000 attended the tribute, with Messi retiring as Argentina's record appearance-maker and leading scorer with 125 goals in 208 appearances, alongside members of the 2022 World Cup-winning squad.
- Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni confirmed the team will not assign Messi's number 10 jersey, while the captain's armband officially passed to defender Cristian Romero following the match.
- Coach Scaloni remains optimistic about Argentina's future, noting that emerging talents like Franco Mastantuono and Gianluca Prestianni have demonstrated the squad can maintain its competitive level after Messi.
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