Messi and Tapia repeat their mate ritual ahead of the qualifiers | OneFootball

The day nobody wanted to come is finally knocking at the door. Lionel Messi begins his farewell to the Argentine National Team tonight starting at 8:30 PM at the Monumental Stadium, when he plays his last World Cup Qualifier match against Venezuela. As before every match, the ritual with Claudio Tapia and Rodrigo de Paul was not missed; this time, they titled it «the sacred mate».

At the AFA, Ezeiza complex, the three sat in the positions they have respected since the 2021 Copa América; after the first glory for Lionel Scaloni's team, they have not stopped posting the same photo. Now, it has a special touch and, possibly, Messi will appear only a few more times.

«The sacred mate, a trident with history. Family that you choose,» wrote the president of the Argentine Football Association. Smiling, with the thermos wrapped in the Albiceleste colors, they shared one of the last moments with the captain present.

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