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Powered by NeoCortex · NeoAxonMessi swings in a dangerous early cross that finds Lautaro Martínez, whose header from the center of the box goes just wide of the left post.
Messi threads a precise pass into the box, setting up Lautaro Martínez to finish clinically into the bottom left corner for Argentina’s opening goal.
Messi delivers a precise cross into the area for Nicolás González, whose close-range header is saved by David Ospina in the center of the goal.
Messi strikes a left-footed effort from outside the box, yet again the Colombian back line throws itself in the way to block the shot.
Combining with Ángel Di María, Messi runs onto a through ball and shoots left-footed from the center of the box, but his attempt is blocked at close range.
Messi slips a clever through ball to Nicolás Tagliafico, whose shot from the left side of the six-yard box flashes just wide of the far post.
In the shootout, Messi steps up and buries his penalty with a powerful left-footed strike into the top right corner, giving Ospina no chance.
One hundred and fifty caps for Argentina is territory almost no outfield player ever reaches, especially while still carrying the creative and scoring load in nearly every match. From 100 to 150, he turned longevity into an era-defining constant for his national team.