One last dance: Messi scores in his final Argentina match, a 3–0 farewell

Lionel Messi, 39, pulled on Argentina's shirt for the 208th and final time on Tuesday night — and couldn't leave without a goal. He buried a 71st-minute penalty to seal a 3–0 friendly win over Benin at a sold-out Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, after setting up both earlier goals for Nicolás Otamendi and 22-year-old Nico Paz. He retires as Argentina's all-time top scorer with 126 goals and its most-capped player. 'I'm going to miss defending the national team's colors,' he told the crowd. 'Always, always united.'