Lionel Messi has been urged to reconsider his decision to retire from international football at the age of 29.

Barely a day after Argentina legendary footballer Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football following his country’s defeat to Chile in the finals of the Copa America Centenario, Argentina fans are keen on convincing him to reconsider his decision. A dejected Messi told journalists after the match that he was done playing international football for his country and added that maybe, he was not mean to win titles with La Albiceleste. 

Messi celebrated his 29th birthday last Friday. 

Some fans believe that the 29-year-old made the decision out of anger and sadness after failing to win the Copa America title despite featuring in two consecutive finals in 2015 and 2016 against the same opponent, Chile. However, a section of fans had criticized the Barcelona star for hanging up his boots during times of title-drought for his country rather than inspiring his teammates to try even harder by virtue of being the team captain. An online campaign dubbed #NoTeVayasLio, meaning #DontGoLeo was launched to try to convince the superstar to change his mind. 

Meanwhile, a video doing rounds on social media shows Leo walking towards Argentina’s team bus as fans try to persuade him to change his mind. Watch it below: