It was a night to remember for all the Argentinian fans and in particular for Lionel Messi who scored his 800th career goal against Panama in a 2-0 win with a free kick in the final minutes of the friendly game. Argentina played for the first time in front of the home fans after the historic World Cup win last December, when the team coached by Lionel Scaloni took home the trophy after beating France on penalties.
The home fans celebrated their heroes at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, where the National Team usually play the home matches and the atmosphere was incredible since the game started and afterwards as well, when all the players received a replica of the World Cup trophy and celebrated with all their families on the pitch. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said: “Eternal gratitude to these players. Football belongs to them, and without them we wouldn’t have won the World Cup. Everyone who wears this shirt gives their all and sometimes the results don’t come. But this time we got it and it’s incredible”.
However, all the eyes were again on Leo Messi, who scored, as mentioned, his 800th career goal and was celebrated by both fans and teammates who also tried to make him dancing after the game with no results. Messi wrote on his Instagram account few words to describe his night. “Many times I imagined what it could be like to return to my country as a world champion but now I have no words to explain what I feel, how grateful I am to all the people for their love… These are very, very special days and I can only tell you that I am immensely happy to see all the Argentine people enjoying and celebrating what was another success…
