Veteran Argentine striker Angel Di Maria (35-Benfica) has announced his retirement from the national team after next year’s Copa America (South American soccer championship) in June and July.”The Copa America will be my last tournament in an Argentina shirt,” Di Maria wrote on social media on Thursday (June 24).”With all the pain in my soul, with the feeling of bruises on my neck, I say goodbye to the most beautiful thing in my career, something I was proud to sweat and feel proud to wear that jersey,” he wrote.
“We are making history, and it will stay with us forever,” he wrote, thanking fans, family and teammates, before adding his support for the national team.Di Maria has played for the Argentina senior national team since 2008, making 136 appearances and scoring 29 goals. He ranks fourth on Argentina’s all-time list for appearances and seventh for goals.In Argentina’s colors, he helped them win the 2021 Copa America and last year’s World Cup in Qatar.In the Copa America final against Brazil, he scored the game-winning goal to secure a 1-0 victory, and in the World Cup final against France in Qatar, he set up Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) with a penalty kick and 스포츠토토존 then scored the game-winning goal to make it 2-0.