On the morning of the 11th, in the South American region of the World Preliminary Round, Argentina won 3-0 against Uruguay, and Messi opened the record for Argentina in the first half. It is worth mentioning that this is Messi's 80th goal for the Argentine national team, and he has become the first player in South American football to score 80 goals for the national team.
The "accident" allowed Messi to score the 80th goal
Ahead of the match against Uruguay, the Argentine Football Association specially presented Messi with a commemorative painting in recognition of the most goalscored international in South American history last month with 79 goals. As a result, Messi soon scored the 80th goal of argentina's career. This goal is also one of messi's most unexpected goals.
The goal came in the 38th minute. On the right side of the frontcourt, Messi took the ball one-on-one with the defenders. Messi was also observing the running position of his teammates while controlling the ball. Upon spotting Nicolas Gonzalez sprinting forward, Messi immediately picked up a cross with the instep of his left foot.
Messi scored
The pass flew to the right of the penalty area, where Argentine winger Nicolas Gonzalez and Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera simultaneously headed for the ball's drop point. Gonzalez took the lead in the shot, but failed to touch the ball, but the action interfered with Muslera's judgment. As a result, the pass rolled straight into the goal.
After the unexpected goal, Messi looked extremely excited, and the Argentine captain smiled very brightly as he celebrated. Uruguay had three highly threatening attacks by Suarez in the opening stages, but after Messi's unexpected goal, Argentina completely controlled the trend of the game.
Argentina scored
In this game, Messi started and played the whole game, with a total of 95 touches, a pass success rate of 79%, in addition to 6 shots on goal, 3 shots on target. According to statistics, Messi has tried a total of 45 shots in the South American zone of this World Cup qualifier, ranking first among all players. Currently in the World Qualifiers South America top scorer list, Messi and Neymar also scored six goals and tied for second place.
The seventh Golden Globe award is beckoning
Messi has once again set his own record, and he is also the most vocal candidate for this year's Golden Globe Awards. On October 8, Beijing time, "French Football" officially announced the 2021 Ballon d'Or Award 30 candidates, and Messi, who led Argentina to win the Copa America this year, is seen as the most likely to win.
However, in an interview with French Football, Messi believes that he is not a favorite for the goal award. As captain of the Argentine national team, Two of Messi's three voting candidates are very certain, that is, his teammates in Greater Paris, Neymar and Mbappe.
Messi has won six Ballon d'Ors between 2004 and 2021, and has become the best scorer in South America's history, he will launch a blow to his seventh personal Gold Cup. "When it comes to winning the Ballon d'Or, what you do at the collective level is very important. Before they were more looking for player of the year, now they are looking for the player who has won the most titles. This year, Messi finally won his first title at the national team level, which is also the most important weight for the outside world to be able to win the Ballon d'Or.
Source: Purple Cow News