🐐 Scaloni calls up Messi: the No 10 gets his big send-off in Argentina | OneFootball

The Argentina national team officially announced the list of players called up by Lionel Scaloni for a three-match slate of international friendlies in the country, to be played between September 21 and October 6.

Tour kicks off in Córdoba

The first match for La Albiceleste will take place inland. On Wednesday, September 30, the national team will face Bolivia at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in the province of Córdoba.

Afterward, Scaloni’s squad will move its training camp to Buenos Aires for the remaining two matches at River Plate’s stadium. On Saturday, October 3, they will take on Burkina Faso, before closing out the international window on Tuesday, October 6, against the Benin national team.

Messi will get his farewell

Rumors had already been circulating since the morning in Argentina that Scaloni was going to call up Lionel Messi so he could have his big farewell, and that will indeed happen on October 6 when they host Benin at the Monumental.

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