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Messi assisted on Jordi Alba’s go-ahead goal in the 60th minute, Luis Suarez scored in the second minute of the match, and Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Friday night to begin their best ...
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Argentina, one of the favorites to win the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is scheduled to play a warmup match against Honduras at Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 23, according to Fenafuth (the ...
Messi evades Brazil's Marcelo in the semi-final of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Messi would make his debut with the senior national team in 2005, at age 18, coming off the bench in a friendly against Hungary. [189] Messi would have his first start in 2006 against Peru, and would score his first international goal in a friendly against Croatia.
In eight qualifying matches under Maradona's stewardship, Messi scored only one goal, netting the opening goal in the first such match, a 4–0 home victory over Venezuela. [ 405 ] [ 434 ] During that game, played on 28 March 2009, he wore Argentina's number 10 shirt for the first time, following the international retirement of Riquelme.
Messi would tell reporters after the match that he felt disrespected by Van Gaal's pre-match comments and stated, "some Dutch players spoke too much during the game". [6] He further criticised the Netherlands' tactics in the second half, stating "Van Gaal says that they play good football, but what he did was put on tall people and hit long balls."
Messi did not play in Inter Miami's friendly against a Hong Kong XI due to muscle discomfort Monday. That resulted in 40,000 fans at Hong Kong Stadium expressing their displeasure during the game.
Messi had a night to remember in Buenos Aires in front of roughly 85,000 adoring fans. Lionel Messi returns for Argentina with hat trick, 2 assists, acknowledgment that 'these could be the last games'