Amazing moments occurred during Argentinaās first game after their 2022 Qatar World Cup victory. To cap off their World Cup victory celebration, the team flew back to Buenos Aires as heroes.
As a result, more than 80,000 supporters present at the Stadium Monumental were in a festive mood. Lionel Scaloni started the same lineupthat defeated France in the Final lastDecember,which added an extra layer of intrigue to the game.
And when those 11 players were on the field against Panama in a friendly, they were greeted by a very electric crowd.With all the hoopla, the 2-0 victory by Le Albiceleste was everhardly registered.
Watch: How did Argentina opt to pay homage to Lionel Messi?
Lionel Messiwas crucial to his sideās success at the World Cup in Qatar last year. The 35-year-old scored seven goals and had three assists as Argentina defeated France in the championship game to earn the Golden Ball as the tournamentās outstanding player.
For this reason, the Argentine Football Association was eager to express their appreciation to their most well-known ambassador. The Argentine soccerās governing body announced on Saturday that the national teamās training facility would henceforth be known as āLionel Messi National Training Centerāin honor of the teamās inspirational captain and his stellar World Cup and career performances.
āWe lived a historic day in our Casa de Ezeiza, which from today will be renamed Lionel Andres Messi, in homage to the best player in the world. I want to thank all the managers, players and employees of AFAfor having been with us, once againā, the federationāspresident Claudio Tapia took to Twitter to write.
After celebrating achieving 800 career goals in that encounter in Panama, the 35-year-old capped off an important week on a personal level with the aptly called āLionel Andres Messiācamp.āI feel very happy. This tribute is very, very special. Knowing it will be named Lionel Andres Messi is something very beautifulā,the PSG acesaid after revealing the plaque in his honor.
