Messi calls farewell to Argentina the 'saddest day' of his career

According to several media outlets, Messi referred to the 'saddest day' of his career during his farewell to the Argentine national team.

Lionel Messi, football player

Photo: Pedrito Guzman — CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (new window)

Messi described what he called 'maybe the saddest day' of his career during what was likely his last appearance for the Argentine national team, according to Mundo Deportivo. UOL Esporte reported a 'designation' of the event as 'the saddest day of his career', with Messi paying tribute to his father in this context. According to Terra, he said: 'This is the saddest day of my career. Now I am on this side, with you'. The outlet added that he bid farewell to the national team during a ceremony befitting his status at the Monumental.

Sources

  1. Mundo DeportivoEl brutal discurso de Messi: "Quizás el día más triste de mi carrera" (new window)mundodeportivo.com
  2. UOL EsporteMessi homenageia o pai e diz que despedida é 'dia mais triste da carreira' (new window)uol.com.br
  3. TerraMessi: 'É o dia mais triste da minha carreira. Agora estou deste lado, com vocês' (new window)terra.com.br