What the Argentine media said about Alexis Mac Allister in Lionel Messi’s final Argentina game

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The 39-year-old, who lifted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, bowed out on the international stage one final time, with Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister getting front-row seats for his legendary teammate’s final international outing. Mac Allister started in the middle of the park as Argentina beat Benin 3-0, with Argentine media outlet TyC giving every player a rating of 10/10 because of Messi.

Nonetheless, this is what the rest of the Argentine media had to say about Mac Allister’s performance in Messi’s final game for his country. Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak look set to miss the game against Man City 🙃 Photo by Steven Halliwell/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Alexis Mac Allister gets mixed reviews after Argentina beat Benin Every player, bar three, including Messi, was subbed during this friendly encounter, as Mac Allister earned himself around 79 minutes of action.

Argentine outlet Bolavip Argentina gave the Liverpool man the highest rating, 7/10, explaining that he was ‘the best’ midfield player. Bolavip Argentina added that Mac Allister was also ‘very active’ in his creative play, and he linked up well with the retiring Messi on the night.