On Thursday, Lionel Messi gave the Monumental crowd and Argentina as a whole a send-off to remember as he lit up Núñez. On Tuesday, the Albiceleste were reminded exactly what they will be missing when the little genius finally decides to call it a day.
In all fairness, that 'farewell' against Venezuela was more than touch contrived, not to mention handy for the AFA to guarantee another sell-out for what was otherwise a dead rubber with Argentina safely qualified. It is true that the 3-0 win, which Messi marked with his 113th and 114th international goals – a tally which surely will never be beaten (unless hum
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