No photo, no shirt, Benin coach laments treatment after Messi farewell

Benin head coach Gernot Rohr has expressed disappointment over the treatment his players received from Argentina during their 3-0 friendly defeat at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. The Argentina team denied the Benin players the chance to take photos with Lionel Messi and exchange shirts with the Argentine squad, a notable absence as Messi was making his farewell appearance for the national team.

Rohr claimed security personnel stopped his team from getting close to the Argentina players. Despite attempts by some Argentine players to exchange shirts, security prevented these interactions. Bennet also tried to present Messi with a bouquet of flowers in the country's colors, but this too was denied. Messi, who marked his farewell with a goal and two assists, described the match as the "saddest day" of his career as he ended his 21-year international career with Argentina.