Assist #85 vs Costa Rica · 2011-07-11

#85Career AssistLegendary

“At 0–0 in a tense home Copa América group decider against Costa Rica, Messi’s incisive creation finally breaks the deadlock for Agüero, providing the eventual winning goal and underlining his playmaker role with career assist number 85.”

Winning Goal

Year2011

Copa América#2

2010/11'#27

2011#329

2011 Copa América · Group2011-07-11 · 21:45:00

Under fierce home-soil pressure and amid criticism over his goal drought, Messi drops deep as Argentina’s creative hub against Costa Rica, threading two assists that finally unlock the attack and steady their Copa América group campaign.

Minute44'

Score

0-0→1-0

xG

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Impact

Winning Goal

Scorer: Sergio Agüero

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#85Career AssistLegendary

“At 0–0 in a tense home Copa América group decider against Costa Rica, Messi’s incisive creation finally breaks the deadlock for Agüero, providing the eventual winning goal and underlining his playmaker role with career assist number 85.”

Winning Goal

Year2011

Copa América#2

2010/11'#27

2011#329

2011 Copa América · Group2011-07-11 · 21:45:00

Under fierce home-soil pressure and amid criticism over his goal drought, Messi drops deep as Argentina’s creative hub against Costa Rica, threading two assists that finally unlock the attack and steady their Copa América group campaign.

Minute44'

Score

0-0→1-0

xG

—

Impact

Winning Goal

Scorer: Sergio Agüero

Similar Assists

Assist#155

2014

At 118 minutes of a World Cup knockout tie still locked at 0–0, Messi’s surge through the Swiss lines draws defenders and frees Di María, his perfectly timed pass finally cracking the deadlock for Argentina and standing as his 155th career assist.

Winning GoalLast Minute

With Argentina’s World Cup qualifier locked at 0–0, Messi threads the decisive pass that finally opens Peru’s defence and springs Lautaro Martínez through, a late‑career moment of pure vision that breaks the deadlock and becomes assist number 379 of his career and 18 of the season.

At 0–0 in the 115th minute of the UEFA Super Cup final, Messi’s vision finally pries open Shakhtar’s defence for Pedro, a fatigued moment of clarity that delivers Barcelona the trophy and registers his 47th career assist, first of the season.

Winning GoalLast Minute

At 0–0 in a World Cup qualifier Argentina must win, Messi unlocks Bolivia’s resistance with the assist that breaks the deadlock and ultimately stands as the decisive goal, an early glimpse of him carrying a transitional Albiceleste while quietly logging career assist No.16 and his fifth of the season.

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