At 8:00 Beijing time on September 28, an international football friendly match was played in New York, USA, with Argentina playing against Jamaica. Argentine superstar Messi failed to make his debut due to flu symptoms. In the first half, Alvarez opened the scoring for Argentina, and in the second half, Messi came off the bench and scored twice before the final. In the end, Argentina beat Jamaica 3-0.
In the 4th minute, Di Maria's shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Jamaican goalkeeper Blake, and Lo Celso's shot from the left side of the box went high over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Di Maria's low cross from the right went into the box and Alvarez's shot from the right was blocked by a defender.
In the 13th minute, Tagliafico cut inside from the left and went straight in, Lautaro Martinez knocked back from the left side of the penalty area, Alvarez pushed the line of the small penalty area, and Argentina led 1-0!
In the 18th minute, Alvarez knocked back from the left and Lo Celso's shot from the left side of the penalty area was slightly offside. In the 25th minute, Di Maria's shot from the right was taken into Blake's arms.
In the 31st minute, Tagliafico drove a corner kick from the left and Rodriguez deflected it off the post.
In the 33rd minute, Argentina fell backwards in the front of the penalty area, and Lo Celso's arc from the top of the box was high. At the end of the first half, Argentina led 1-0.
In the 53rd minute, McAllister tapped a foot at the edge of the penalty area and Lautaro slid across the edge of the penalty area. In the 55th minute, Argentina made a substitution, with Messi and Enzo Fernandez coming on to replace Lautaro and Rodríguez.
In the 64th minute, fans rushed straight to Messi and were immediately controlled by security personnel.
In the 68th minute, Messi led the ball into the left side of the penalty area, and his small angle shot was blocked by Blake.
In the 71st minute, DePaul came on to replace McAllister. In the 73rd minute, the Jamaican midfielder counter-attacked with a broken ball and Otamendi cut the ball off in front of the box.
In the 78th minute, Messi cut through midfield and Di Maria failed to reach the spot. Argentina then made three consecutive changes, with Molina, Lisandro Martinez and Correa coming on to replace Di Maria, Alvarez and Montier.
In the 83rd minute, Leon Pele picked out a cross from the box and was confiscated by Damien Martinez. In the 84th minute, after Messi collided with De Paul's wall, the low flat ball from the edge of the box was confiscated by Black.
In the 85th minute, Tagliafico shoveled from the left side of the penalty area and was picked up by Blake. In the 86th minute, Messi took the ball to the top of the penalty area and pushed the goal to give Argentina a 2-0 lead! After Messi scored, another fan rushed to the court to sign Messi's autograph, and when Messi was about to sign, the fans were taken down by the security guards who quickly entered.
In the 89th minute, Messi won a free kick at the top of the arc of the penalty area for Argentina, and Messi personally played the boccia ball into the bottom left corner of the goal, scoring twice, Argentina 3-0! Messi scored his 90th national team goal, the third in the history of the world football national team.
Soon after, the match ended with Argentina beating Jamaica 3-0.
Line-up of both sides: