Argentina names national team training center after Messi

On his personal page, Mr. Tapia shared that the renaming of the training center is a historic day for the Argentine team and the members of the AFA federation. This is to honor their best player in the world .

Mr. Tapia (left) and Messi at the ceremony to rename the training center

In addition, he said that renaming the training center to "Lionel Andres Messi " will lay the foundation for future changes to the national team.

The renaming of the training center was completed in time for the Argentina national team to celebrate with Messi for his new record yesterday.

In his first match as a World Cup champion, Messi scored and helped Argentina seal a 2-0 win over Panama in a friendly on the evening of March 23. This goal helped Messi reach the milestone of 800 goals in his career.

Following Argentina's success at the 2022 World Cup, Messi has been an inspiration and an indispensable factor in leading the team to the championship. The PSG player scored 7 goals and provided 3 assists to earn his second World Cup Golden Ball. Before that, Messi and his teammates defeated Italy 3-0 to win the Intercontinental Super Cup in June.

Argentina team celebrates with Messi on the day of renaming training center

Messi currently has 99 goals at the national team level and is aiming for the 100-goal milestone in a friendly match against Curacao at Unico Madre de Ciudades Stadium, Argentina on March 28.

Up to now, in the list of players who have scored the most goals for the national team, Messi is the player who has scored the most goals for the Argentina team and is only behind Ronaldo of Portugal (120 goals) and the legend Ali Daei of Iran (109 goals).

Quoc An (Photo: AFA)

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