Argentina: Natural event in Buenos Aires

07 Oct 2026, 02:25 UTC Veracity: not rated

Messi played his last match for the Argentina national team and scored. The Argentina national football team won a friendly match against the Benin team with a score of 3:0. This match became the last one for Argentine forward Lionel Messi in the national team. The 39-year-old footballer scored the third goal in this match with a penalty. This was his 126th goal for the Argentina national team. 85,000 fans came to the stadium in Buenos Aires for Messi's farewell match, who were applauding the national team hero with fireworks.

Event details

Disorder type: sporting event
Event type: natural event
Sub-event: change to group or activity
Interaction: state forces
Key actors: Media
Location: Buenos Aires
Coordinates: -35.9982, -59.9975
Source platform: telegram

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