Will Lionel Messi play tonight for Argentina vs Bolivia in international friendly?
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Messi is set to play his farewell game in October.
Lionel Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team. But he also decided to wear the shirt one more time for a grand send-off.
La Albiceleste begin this international window with a home game versus Bolivia. The match will be held at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Cordoba. However, Messi will not go to the country’s heartland to compete.
Instead, it is an opportunity for Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni, whose contract with the national team expires at the end of the current calendar year, to evaluate what the national team’s future looks like.
Argentina’s next encounter in this window will also provide Scaloni with an opportunity to offer developing players such as Nico Paz, Franco Mastantuono, and Gianluca Prestianni opportunities. All when Burkina Faso visit the Estadio Monumental on October 3.
Will Lionel Messi play tonight?
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No, Lionel Messi will not play tonight. He will only play the last game for the national team before the end of the September-October international break.
Lionel Messi will seize the limelight at River Plate’s home stadium for his farewell match against Benin on October 6. Messi will be joined in the encounter by long-time colleagues and friends Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso.
Other players who were part of Argentina’s journey to the 2022 World Cup championship but are no longer with the squad are anticipated to attend. Messi will conclude his national team career with his 208th and final cap.
Messi has not simply produced 125 goals in that double-century of matches, but has also helped the squad win the 2022 World Cup, a pair of titles in South America’s continental championship, the Copa América. He has also led the national team to two more World Cup finals in 2014 and 2026.
Will Lionel Messi play tonight against Bolivia?
No, he won’t play tonight.
What time will the Argentina vs Bolivia game start?
At 5:30 am IST, 1 October.
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