Messi cuts in from the left side of the box and fires a left‑footed shot that drifts just wide to the right. The chance comes after a headed pass from Nicolás Tagliafico.

From a corner, Messi swings in a precise cross that finds Nicolás González, whose header from the centre of the box goes wide to the left. The move shows Messi’s creative delivery even though it doesn’t result in a goal.

Messi opens the scoring with a stunning left‑footed free kick, curling the ball into the top right corner from outside the box to put Argentina 1–0 up against Chile.

Messi wins a free kick in the attacking half after drawing a foul, maintaining Argentina’s pressure high up the pitch and giving himself another dead‑ball opportunity.

Deep in his own half, Messi protects the ball and draws a foul to win a free kick in the defensive half, helping Argentina relieve pressure.

Messi receives a pass from Lautaro Martínez in the centre of the box and shoots with his left foot, but the attempt is blocked by the Chile defence.

From a set‑piece situation, Messi delivers another dangerous cross that finds Nicolás González, whose header from the centre of the box sails high and wide to the right.

Messi latches onto a pass from Gonzalo Montiel and unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box, but his effort is blocked before it can trouble the goalkeeper.

Immediately after a corner, Messi swings in a cross from the right that reaches Ángel Di María, whose left‑footed shot from distance drifts wide of the right post.

Combining with Nicolás González, Messi strikes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that is heading for the bottom right corner, but the Chile goalkeeper saves well.

Messi threads a clever through ball into the box for Nicolás González, whose header from the centre of the area is just too high and goes over the bar.