Argentina beat Australia with a score of 2-1 in a game in which Lionel Messi shone with his own light and was the driver of the victory of his team. The PSG star was the player of the match and for this reason he was chosen to speak at the end of the match where he was very happy with the result of the South Americans.
“In the end we did not suffer but it gave the feeling that they were coming but we passed, which is the important thing for everyone“said the world soccer star. Asked about the record of his thousandth game, the Rosario said that it was the best way to celebrate after beating a very difficult team and in a match that he described as very physical.
He added that despite the fact that the rest was very little, they felt good and ended up taking the game forward. “I am happy for this victory and for having taken one more step“, he continued.
He described the support of the Argentines in Qatar as something impressive and that gave him the strength to be able to play the games with just three days off. “We have to stay united, today we took one more step and now another difficult game is coming against the Netherlands“, finished.
Lionel Messi scored the first goal of the game and was also the protagonist throughout the match in which He completed a thousand games as a professional, surpassed Maradona as Argentina’s second all-time goalscorer in the World Cups and also finally scored in the decisive phase of the World Cup.
Now Argentina will face the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup in search of a place in the semifinals.
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