Messi wins a free kick in the attacking half in the opening minute, immediately putting Peru under pressure near their box.

Messi cuts inside and unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that goes just wide to the right, after a lay‑off from Alexis Mac Allister.

Messi earns another free kick in the attacking half, drawing a foul as he drives at the Peruvian defense.

Messi fires a powerful left‑footed strike from outside the box that is tipped over and saved in the top center of the goal by Pedro Gallese.

Messi tracks back into his own half and wins a free kick in the defensive zone, helping Argentina relieve pressure.

Messi finishes a lightning counterattack, guiding a left‑footed shot from the middle of the box into the top right corner after a precise assist from Nico González.

Messi doubles Argentina’s lead by calmly placing a left‑footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, finishing off a clever setup by Enzo Fernández.

Messi runs in behind to finish a move and scores, but the goal is overturned by VAR for offside after Nico González’s through ball finds him marginally ahead of the defense.

Messi receives a pass from Nico González in the box and strikes left‑footed from close range, but Pedro Gallese saves his effort in the center of the goal.

Messi tries his luck from distance with a right‑footed effort from outside the box, which Enzo Fernández tees up, but Gallese gets down to save in the bottom left corner.

Messi wins a free kick in the attacking half late on, once again drawing a foul as he shields the ball near Peru’s area.

Messi lines up from long range and drives a left‑footed shot from outside the box high and wide to the left after a pass from Lautaro Martínez.