00:01Rosario woke up to an enormous Argentina jersey stretch across the Monumento Nacional a La Bandera in an emotional tribute
00:07to Lionel Messi.
00:08The blue and white shirt features Messi's iconic number 10 in gold and one powerful word, gracias.
00:14Four lighting towers were also installed for an audio-visual mapping celebrating his career with Argentina.
00:28The tribute comes before Tuesday's friendly against Benin, expected to be Messi's final appearance for Argentina on home soil.
00:35Before its greatest number 10 says goodbye, his hometown made sure the message could be seen from above.
