Missed out on Messi’s last Argentina game? You’ll have another chance in 2027
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner bid farewell to the Albiceleste in October, but he’ll face River Plate in his first-ever club-level game on home soil La entrada Missed out on Messi’s last Argentina game? You’ll have another chance in 2027 se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
Football sensation Lionel Messi is set to play in Argentina once more after his club, Inter Miami, and Argentine football powerhouse River Plate announced a friendly match at the Monumental Stadium on January 19, 2027. The event was announced in a joint social media post, with the game signaling Inter Miami's first-ever appearance in Argentina.
Notable players expected to take part include De Paul, De Paul, Suárez, and Casemiro, as well as several River Plate stars such as Thiago Almada, Gonzalo Montiel, Nicolás Otamendi, and Ángel Correa. This match will mark Messi's return to Argentina after retiring from the national team, and it will be his first club-level match in the country.
Although he has participated in testimonial games for Boca Juniors' Juan Román Riquelme and Newell's Old Boys' Maxi Rodríguez, Messi has never played a club game in Argentina with his professional team. He previously faced River Plate in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final, where Barcelona won 3-0, with Messi scoring one goal and Suárez two.
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