Argentina name squad for September-October international window; Lionel Messi set for farewell game
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The 2022 World Cup winners will play three home matches in the upcoming international break
Lionel Messi has been named in the Argentina squad for the friendly games in the September-October international window, just weeks after announcing his international retirement.
Argentina will face Bolivia on September 30 in Cordoba before moving to Buenos Aires to host Burkina Faso on October 3.
Argentina will then face Benin at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on October 6 and this match will serve as Lionel Messi’s farewell match for the national team.
Leandro Paredes, Nahuel Molina and Thiago Almada will not feature due to their long suspensions following the altercation with Spain after the FIFA World Cup final loss against Spain.
Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia confirmed that Messi has been invited to make a farewell appearance during one of the friendly games.
“We invited the best player in the world to play, the icon of our team, our captain Lionel Messi, to have a deserved farewell on October 6, here in Argentina,” Tapia said on social media.
Argentina squad for September-October international window
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Goalkeepers
- Emiliano Martínez — Chelsea
- Juan Musso — Atlético de Madrid
- Gerónimo Rulli — Manchester City
Defenders
- Agustín Giay — Palmeiras
- Leonardo Balerdi — Roma
- Cristian Romero — Atlético de Madrid
- Lisandro Martínez — Manchester United
- Juan Foyth — Villarreal
- Facundo Medina — Bayer Leverkusen
- Nicolás Tagliafico — Olympique Lyon
- Román Vega — Zenit
Midfielders
- Giovani Lo Celso — Betis
- Exequiel Palacios — Ipswich Town
- Rodrigo De Paul — Inter Miami
- Nicolás Paz — Como
- Franco Mastantuono — Fiorentina
- Enzo Fernández — Manchester City
- Alexis Mac Allister — Liverpool
- Valentín Barco — Chelsea
Forwards
- Matías Soulé — Roma
- Giuliano Simeone — Atlético de Madrid
- Nicolás González — Juventus
- Gianluca Prestianni — Benfica
- José Manuel López — Palmeiras
- Santiago Castro — Roma
- Julián Álvarez — Atlético de Madrid
- Lautaro Martínez — Internazionale
- Lionel Messi — Inter Miami
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