Messi secured Argentina's victory with two goals
38-year-old Lionel Messi probably played his last official home game wearing the Argentina national team jersey. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the match held at the "Monumental" stadium, the "albiceleste" team defeated the Venezuela national team by a large margin. The European football website evaluated three players from the team led by Lionel Scaloni.
According to the match protocol, Argentina won 3:0. Messi scored goals in the 39th and 80th minutes, and Lautaro Martinez scored in the 76th minute.
The team lineup included Emiliano Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Lionel Messi, Franco Mastantuono, and other players. From the bench, Gonzalo Montiel, Alexis Mac Allister, Walter Benitez, Jeronimo Rulli, Giovani Lo Celso, Leonardo Balerdi, and others were ready to enter the field.
Lionel Messi was rated 8.5 points for the match. He scored two goals, the first with a technical style from close range, and the second into an open goal.
Messi contested the ball 14 times and won four of those, provided five key passes, and completed eight accurate passes. However, he lost possession 24 times and attempted 11 dribbles, succeeding in three of them.
Leandro Paredes was also rated 8.5 points for the match. After returning to "Boca Juniors," he fell out of Scaloni's plans and even approached the coach.
He participated in few duels, winning only one out of three, but the Venezuela team left the central midfield open. Paredes made 17 accurate long passes, one of which was a pre-assist to Julian Alvarez's goal.
He completed a total of 97 accurate passes, achieving a pass accuracy of 95 percent. Franco Mastantuono was rated 4 points in the match.
While Alvarez and Almada made assists, Mastantuono was quite distant. He lost most of his duels, losing five out of seven.
He committed fouls three times, more than his opponents. In the second half, he had an opportunity to take a curling shot at the ball but failed to deliver an accurate shot on goal.
These ratings started at 6.0 at the beginning of the match and reached a maximum of 10 points. Overall, the Argentina national team showed a strong performance at home and defeated their opponent convincingly.
