BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) (ITALPRESS) – “It is difficult to speak today. There are so many emotions running through me, but right now I’m thinking of my father. I wore this shirt with pride, and we did so by fighting and giving everything we had. Playing for the national team in Argentina is the most beautiful thing that can happen.”
Lionel Messi said this during the celebrations following his final match for the Albiceleste, a 3-0 victory over Benin in Buenos Aires.
“Today I’m experiencing one of the saddest days of my career, but from now on I will be on the fans’ side and I’ll be ready to support Argentina. We have to show that when we are united, we are stronger than everyone else, remembering that what we have achieved in recent years is not something normal. I dreamed of becoming world champions again. At the last World Cup we came very close, but the match against England had taken too much physical and mental energy out of us,” Messi added.
The Argentine star, who scored one goal and provided two assists against Benin, then reflected on his successes with the national team: “I thank my teammates for the time I was able to share with them. They helped me win two Copa América titles, one Finalissima and a World Cup. I knew I had warriors by my side, and I will miss playing with them and wearing the Argentina shirt enormously. “Thank you to the fans, who have always supported us in every competition and at every stadium. True teams reveal themselves in difficult moments. We were an extraordinary group, and that is why we won so much.”
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(ITALPRESS)
