With Messi's brace, Argentina beat Jamaica 3-0 in New Jersey for an international friendly in 2022.
Argentina thrashed its similar from Jamaica 3-0 with a brace from starLionel Messi in a friendly match in preparation for the Qatar-2022 World Cup played this Tuesday at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.
However, the PSG star entered in the second half and scored a spectacular double (86 and 89), and with little more than half an hour, he was enough to be the great figure of the night.
Thirty-five games (24 wins and 11 draws), while Messi had the pleasure of reaching 100 wins as a player for the blue and white team.
Alvarez opens the account.
Messi was confined at the last minute to the substitute bench due to a flu condition and other changes arranged by coach Lionel Scaloni.
The Albiceleste soon caught the attention of the new Jamaican team with a crossed left-footed shot from 'Fideo' Di María that demanded goalkeeper Blake, in a start in which the Juventus winger was associated with Montiel on the right lane.
But the goal would come soon, and from the other lane, when Tagliafico opened the inside game for Lautaro Martínez, who hooked inside the area and sent a cross back that Julián Álvarez sent with a soft touch to the net.
Beyond offering display and enthusiasm, Jamaica could not have the ball for long and suffered from the side projections. Again Argentina was close to increasing in another overflow by Álvarez that Lo Celso took, but his cross-shot went to millimeters from the left angle.
Lo Celso tried again with a barely high left-footed shot from mid-distance. About half an hour later, Guido Rodríguez finished high from a corner kick, on other occasions that the Albiceleste had, against an enthusiastic opponent, but lacking in depth.
The stadium lit up with the entry of Messi for Lautaro, and a few minutes later, a fan invaded the field of play and was quickly evicted before he could contact the Argentine captain.
After losing a ball that led to a dangerous Jamaican counterattack, Messi recovered with a good combination with Julian Alvarez. The latter finished with a close shot at Messi for Lautaro
at e near post, the goalkeeper found an excellent response to avoid the captain's goal.
The field to place the ball in Blake's left corner and then with a trial free from the crescent, with a touch to the right corner.
Argentina had no problem adding another success in the preparation, with some interesting variants, but constantly affirmed in the magic of Messi, decisive in a while, with two goals to enlarge his account as the top historical striker for Albiceleste.
Messi is almost another custom in every international match, with him as the protagonist.
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