Fans poured on to the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday ahead of Lionel Messi‘s final ever game for Argentina.
The 39-year-old is set to bring the curtain down on his international career after 21 years, 125 goals, two Copa America titles and a World Cup victory.
In Messi’s 208th Argentina appearance, Lionel Scaloni’s team will take on West African minnows Benin but the otherwise-unremarkable friendly has become a seismic moment for Argentine soccer.
Messi will continue to play for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer but on August 31, he announced he would be retiring from international football.
That decision came just weeks after
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