Messi comes off bench in Argentina’s victory

Leo Messi came off the bench in the 1^st minutes of the 2^nd half of Argentina’s 1-0 victory against Paraguay in World Cup qualifying in Buenos Aires.

The team’s manager Lionel Scaloni, left Lionel, who had a leg injury until recently, out of the starting 11 for its 3^rd CONMEBOL qualifier thus far; as for his attack, the head coach chose Nico Gonzalez from Porto, Julián Álvarez from Man. City and Lautaro Martínez from Inter.

Argentina stay perfect in World Cup qualifying thanks to this ridiculous Otamendi volley 🤯

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Nicolas Otamendi scored the 1^st goal in the match early in the match to give his nation the lead after the 1^st 45 minutes. Messi looked great during his 40 minutes on the pitch as he had a perfect chance to score, but he hit the post after a free kick in the final minutes of the match.

“I’m happy to be on the pitch again … It is always difficult when you come from the bench in such a tight match,” Messi claimed after the win. The Argentinian superstar added that he’s just satisfied that Argentina triumphed.