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Where are Lionel Messi's 2008 Olympics gold medal winning teammates now?

Stars like Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria and Javier Mascherano were part of that Argentina side at the Olympics...

Lionel Messi's first success with Argentina, albeit the U23 side, came at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when the Albiceleste defeated Nigeria in the final to win the gold medal.

The Barcelona star had scored two goals in the tournament as La Albiceleste every single match in the competition including a thumping 3-0 win over Brazil in the semifinal to bag the gold.

Along with Messi, there were players like Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria and Ezequiel Lavezzi who went on to have illustrious careers.