France, Oct. 7 -- "He is an inimitable footballer and I don't think there will ever be anyone like him on the pitch after him," Scaloni said following Argentina's 3-0 victory over Benin in Messi's farewell match.

"I've never seen anything like it in anyone in my entire life," Scaloni added. "The aura he exudes - I've never seen it in anyone else. Without him ... the team will look for tools, other things, but that feeling won't be there anymore."

In his final appearance, more than 80,000 spectators at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires watched him score one goal and set up the other two to finish with 126 goals and a record 66 assists in the 207 appearances since his debut against Hungary on 17 August 2005.

"It was a huge source of...