This morning, Beijing time, the last match of the penultimate round of the World Preliminary Round in South America is over. As a result, amid the shouts of Argentine fans, Argentina won 3-0 against Venezuela and ended the home match of the World Preliminary Tournament perfectly. Messi played all over the field and was in a brave state, not only scoring 1 goal, but also having many wonderful passes and breakthroughs, and after the game, Messi was rated a game-high 9.3 points.
In fact, in the first half, Messi's performance was very active, Argentina's first goal, but also Messi instigated the attack unsuccessfully, Argentina regained the ball, de Paul sent a cross, Gonzalez in front of the goal to copy the goal. Argentina's second goal was the connection between DePaul and Di Maria, and the Angels scored the fairy ball, and the two almost reproduced the winning moment of the Copa America final. And Messi's many wonderful pass teammates also attracted cheers from the audience. Joaquin Correa wasted at least two fantastic passes from Messi.
This game, Argentina's most glorious period of time, came after the Angels came on as a substitute. The Pampas Eagles' offense is gorgeous, and Venezuela is completely on passive defense. The connection between Messi and angels, which fans around the world like Argentina have been waiting for, finally appeared in the 81st minute. At that time, Messi instigated and the angels cooperated, Di Maria understood, the penalty area shook open and sent a delicate rub pass, and Messi, who ran in the right position, stopped the ball on his chest and swept the ball to help Argentina lock up the victory 3-0!
Because of this goal, Messi set three records, one was tied with Lautaro as Argentina's top scorer in this World Preliminary Tournament (both of them were 7 goals); the second was to score the 28th World Preliminary Goal in his career, equaling Suarez and becoming the all-time top scorer in the current South American World Preliminary Tournament; third, this goal was also Messi's 700th goal in the No. 10 shirt.
Messi's excellent performance in this game directly refuted the doubts and criticisms of Messi by the media and celebrities in the previous stage, and also made the boos of Paris fans for Messi a kind of ignorance. After watching Messi score, all the Argentine players ran over to hug him, and the fans in the stands collectively made a gesture of worship, and Messi was full of bright smiles, which he did not have in Paris.
Seeing Messi's single-handed breakthrough on the field, the fans seemed to see the teenager who was like the wind in the past; another fan excitedly said: "Now I know what level Messi is." "Because of this world preliminary round, Neymar, Angels and Messi have all scored, and people have become more skeptical of Paris manager Pochettino.