Lionel Messi added to Argentina's roster for Oct. 6 friendly that team says will be farewell match

Lionel Messi might have one last dance with Argentina after all.Despite announcing his international retirement, the 39-year-old Inter Miami star was included Tuesday in Lionel Scaloni’s 28-man Argentina squad ahead of upcoming home friendlies.Messi has yet to confirm whether he will join the team.“After a conversation with senior national team coach Lionel Scaloni, we decided to invite the best player in the world — our icon, our captain Lionel Messi — so that he can have the farewell he deserves on October 6,” said Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association.Tapia stated that Messi accepted the invitation for the Oct. 6 game against Benin.“Furthermore, having received Lionel’s acceptance, we want to invite all the Qatar World Cup champions to join him, along with their families, to witness the ‘last tango’ of the world’s best player.”Argentina announced that they will face Bolivia, Burkina Faso and Benin in its first batch of friendly matches following the retireme