梅西告别国家队：纪念碑球场之夜一球两助攻，阿根廷3比0胜贝宁，21年蓝白生涯落幕
布宜诺斯艾利斯——10月6日晚，39岁的梅西在纪念碑球场完成国家队告别战。阿根廷在这场被称作「最后的探戈」的友谊赛中3比0战胜贝宁，梅西贡献一粒进球和两次助攻：他先助攻同样告别国家队的奥塔门迪首开纪录，再助攻被视作10号接班人之一的尼科·帕斯扩大比分，最后亲自主罚点球命中，将个人国家队进球数定格在126球。
当晚纪念碑球场座无虚席，超过8.5万名观众入场。球场中央铺展开印有「Gracias」字样的巨型10号球衣，比赛第10分钟全场起立鼓掌致敬，无人机灯光秀在终场后点亮夜空。梅西在国歌环节数度落泪，赛后对球迷表示，能为阿根廷效力二十多年是莫大的荣誉，不再归队对他将是痛苦的，但他为这件球衣倾尽了所有。梅西的家乡罗萨里奥也在国家旗帜纪念碑前展开了同样的巨型球衣。
梅西2005年完成国家队首秀，21年间出场208次、攻入126球，均为队史纪录。他率队赢得2022年世界杯以及2021年、2024年美洲杯。8月底，在父亲去世后，梅西宣布退出国家队，这一决定让这场原本普通的友谊赛成为阿根廷全国性的情感事件。
对阿根廷足球而言，一个时代就此翻页。斯卡洛尼的球队在本窗口三场热身全胜，接下来的任务是在没有梅西的阵容中完成更新换代，而10号球衣的归属与球队领袖的交接，将是阿根廷媒体未来数月的持续话题。
来源：据美联社经多家美国地方电视台发布的赛报、路透社2026年10月7日跟进报道及FOX Sports Australia、MLS官网报道整理。
Messi Bids Farewell: A Goal and Two Assists in a 3-0 Win Over Benin Close a 21-Year Argentina Career
BUENOS AIRES - On the night of October 6, 39-year-old Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina. In a friendly billed as the Last Tango, Argentina beat Benin 3-0 at the Monumental Stadium, with Messi setting up Nicolas Otamendi - also ending his international career - for the opener, then assisting Nico Paz, widely tipped as an heir to the No. 10 shirt, before converting a penalty himself. The goal was his 126th for his country.
More than 85,000 fans packed the Monumental. A giant No. 10 jersey reading Gracias was unfurled on the pitch, play paused in the 10th minute for a standing ovation, and a drone light show lit the sky after the final whistle. Messi wept during the anthem and told supporters afterwards that defending the shirt for over 20 years had been a huge honour, that not coming back would be painful, and that he had given it everything. In his hometown of Rosario, a matching giant jersey was displayed at the National Flag Memorial.
Messi debuted in 2005 and closes his international career with national records of 208 appearances and 126 goals across 21 years, having captained Argentina to the 2022 World Cup and the Copa America titles of 2021 and 2024. He announced his international retirement at the end of August, after the death of his father, turning an otherwise routine friendly into a national moment.
For Argentine football, an era has turned. Lionel Scaloni's side won all three friendlies in this window; the task ahead is renewal without Messi, and the inheritance of the No. 10 shirt and the team's leadership will occupy Argentine media for months.
Sources: Compiled from the Associated Press match report carried by U.S. outlets, Reuters' October 7 follow-up, and reporting by Fox Sports Australia and MLS.
图片来源：Hossein Zohrevand (Tasnim News), CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
