Leo Messi barely needed two minutes to open the scoring in the victory of Argentina against Australia in the friendly match played at the Workers’ Stadium, in China. And he did it with a beautifully billed goal.
The still PSG player received a pass from Enzo Fernndez up front and then made room for himself with his left foot to put the ball close to the right post of Matthew Ryan.
The goal meant, in addition, the fastest of Leo with the Albiceleste. Was one minute and 21 seconds into the game. Rounding off, at minute two. His fastest goal so far had been the one he scored against Nigeria in the 2014 World Cup, which was after three minutes.
This much is also the second fastest of the Scaloni era. He only surpasses that of Icardi to Mexico in 2018, which was one minute and eleven seconds into the game.
Messi adds a streak of seven consecutive games scoring with Argentinahis best streak, and places his record at 103 goals, six from Iran’s Ali Daei and 19 from Cristiano Ronaldo in the race to be the greatest historical scorer at the national team level.
