Messi arrives in Argentina for his final national team match | OneFootball

Messi arrived in Argentina in the early hours of Friday to begin his final commitments with the national team after the 2026 World Cup.

According to SuperDepor.com, he landed in Rosario, his hometown, on a private aircraft with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo, their sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, and his mother Celia Cuccittini.

Argentina opened this international window with a 4-0 win over Bolivia at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba. The goals came from Lautaro Martínez, Nico Paz, Cristian Romero and José Manuel López.

Messi is expected to be at the Estadio Monumental on Saturday to support his team-mates against Burkina Faso, kick-off 21:00. His schedule for the coming days has not been confirmed.

The standout occasion is on Tuesday 6 October, when Argentina face Benin at 20:00, which will serve as Messi’s official farewell from the national team.

He announced his international retirement on 31 August, 33 days after defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. He scored eight goals and supplied four assists at that tournament.

Over more than 20 years with the Albiceleste, Messi recorded 125 goals in 207 matches and 66 assists, and he was influential in the Copa América 2021 and 2024 triumphs, the Finalissima and the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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