Lionel Messi has hinted that his retirement might be close to, regardless of not setting a selected date, after main Argentina to a 6-0 win over Bolivia.
The 37-year-old star was instrumental within the Wednesday morning World Cup qualifier victory.
He was concerned in 5, out of the six targets, together with a hat-trick that noticed him match Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of ten worldwide hat-tricks.
Messi, who obtained a standing ovation from the house crowd, admitted that these might be his remaining matches for Argentina.
“I haven’t set a date or deadline,” Messi stated in a post-match interview. “I simply need to take pleasure in all of this… however I do know these might be my final video games.”
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni praised Messi’s continued brilliance, stating, “Let him play till he can’t go on any longer.”
Messi will now flip his focus again to Inter Miami as they put together for the MLS play-offs.