From Buenos Aires Herald · Fernando Romero Nuñez · · 40s
Messi Returns to Argentina in 2027
Lionel Messi will play for Argentina again in 2027 after missing his last national team game.
In brief
Lionel Messi will play for Argentina again in 2027 after missing his last national team game. Lionel Messi will play for Argentina in a friendly match against River Plate on January 19, 2027. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Herald.
Messi’s Argentina Return
Lionel Messi will play for Argentina in a friendly match against River Plate on January 19, 2027.
2027 Friendly Match Details
The game will be Inter Miami’s first-ever appearance in Argentina and Messi’s first club match in Argentina.
Messi’s Past Argentina Games

Messi last played for Argentina on October 6, 2023, in a 3-0 win over Benin at the Monumental.
“It’s going to be very painful [not to play for Argentina anymore]. I swear to you I’d like to come here all my life.”
The one thing
Lionel Messi will play for Argentina in a friendly match against River Plate on January 19, 2027.



