Messi ends Argentina career with goal on emotional night

Lionel Messi finishes his international career with 208 senior caps, the most of any player in the teams history, with his 126 goals for Argentina also a record; On an emotional night against Benin, Messi also created the first two goals, before getting on the scoresheet himself

Lionel Messi described playing for Argentina as "the most wonderful thing that can happen to you" after ending his international career with a goal in a 3-0 win over Benin in Buenos Aires.

The 39-year-old ends his international career with 208 senior caps, the most of any player in the team's history, with his 126 goals for Argentina also a record.

Messi won the 2022 World Cup and two Copa Americas during his 21-year spell on the international stage.

On an emotional night, Messi also created the first two goals, assisting first another departing Argentina player in 38-year-old centre-back Nicolas Otamendi and then Nico Paz.

"I feel so many emotions," Messi, who announced his international retirement following this summer's World Cup and the death of his father, said in quotes reported by the Argentinean Football Association.

Source: Sky Sports