The Last Tango: Messi's Final Game for Argentina — The Full Story

Lionel Messi played his 208th and FINAL game for Argentina — and it was the perfect goodbye. Argentina beat Benin 3-0 at the Estadio Mas Monumental in Buenos Aires, in a night the whole country will never forget. Goals: Otamendi 48' (assist: Messi), Nico Paz 61' (assist: Messi), Messi 71' (penalty) Messi's final tally: 208 caps, 126 goals, 68 assists — the greatest international career ever? Chapters: 00:00 Intro — Buenos Aires Doesn't Sleep 00:57 Tears Before Kickoff 01:54 The Week of the Farewell 02:54 Family, Friends and Legends 03:57 The Tenth Minute 04:39 Otamendi's Header 05:38 A Farewell of His Own 06:21 The Future Scores 07:25 One Twenty-Six 08:29 Three Nil. Full Time. 09:14 His Own Words 09:55 The Legacy 10:59 Who Gets Number Ten 11:43 What Comes Next 12:29 The Family Moment 12:53 Fourteen Goals in Three Games 13:18 The Fans' Thank You 13:40 Outro — Gracias, Leo "I leave in peace. I gave it my all. This shirt was my dream, my pride, and my life for years." — Lionel Messi From the tears on the team bus to the tenth-minute standing ovation, from Otamendi's header to Nico Paz announcing the future, from the penalty that made it 126 to the final walk down the tunnel — this is the complete story of the night football said goodbye to its greatest. Subscribe to Footbollic for everything football, every single day. #Messi #Argentina #LastTango #Football