Leo Messi put an end to the torpor at the Ahmed Bin Ali stadium to put Argentina ahead of Australia in the first half of the second round of 16 match of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
It took 35 minutes for the genius from Rosario to appear, who still did not know what it was to score in World Cup qualifying matches. In his first action in the 'Aussie' box area, he did not miss with a low shot that Matt Ryan, the goal of the Australian team, could not stop, who limited himself to containing the Albiceleste in his field.
If the victory of Leonel Scaloni's team is maintained, they will face the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, which previously defeated the United States 3-1.
Thus, in his 1,000th match, Leo Messi, with nine goals, managed to surpass Diego Armando Maradona as scorer in the World Cups and is now Argentina's second top scorer in the World Cup, only behind Batistuta.
In addition, it is the first goal for Rosario beyond a group stage of the World Cup, since he had never managed to score in the knockout phases. According to @MisterChip2002, the player who is now the one who has scored the most goals in the group stages without scoring in the knockout stages is Cristiano Ronaldo, with eight goals.
