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Despite the fact that Juan Roman Riquelme has been retired from his football career for 8 years, only this weekend his farewell match was held.
In the second such match during the weekend, Lionel Messi, who recently celebrated his 36th birthday, participated.
The demonstration teams of Argentina and Boca Juniors met at the legendary "La Bombanera" stadium.
Before the match, world champions Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, and Leandro Paredes were honored. The first two played for Argentina, while Paredes represented the honor of Boca Juniors.
Boca Juniors fans knelt before Lionel Messi after his goal.
After the match, the 36-year-old forward and Riquelme's birthday were celebrated. The legendary Argentine stated that Messi and Maradona are the two best players of all time.
Riquelme's incredible La Bombonera welcome as he finally get's his farewell game for Boca Juniors. pic.com/NBWumms81Y
- Classic Football Shirts (@classicshirts) June 25, 2023
La Bombonera sang "Happy Birthday" to Messi and Riquelme π pic.com/Hq0XhxISF4
- All About Argentina ππ¦π· (@AlbicelesteTalk) June 25, 2023
β€οΈ Riquelme to Messi:
- All About Argentina ππ¦π· (@AlbicelesteTalk) June 25, 2023
"Messi and Maradona are the two greatest players I've seen in my whole life. It's wonderful to have him here. I apologize to your family Leo that you had vacations and stayed a couple more days, I'm very grateful that you always said yes to me and for all... pic.com/dRL6eAzoDQ
Currently, such matches are taking place in the football world. In one of them in South America, stars like Ronaldinho, Paulo Dybala, and Vinicius participated.
Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria also participated in Maxi Rodriguez farewell match.
πͺοΈβ½οΈ Dybala x Ronaldinho x VinΓ Jr! pic.com/RJp3GBrV3S
- EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) June 24, 2023
