Argentina does not want to end the party that began on December 18 in distant Qatar. After the interpretation of the National Anthem by Los Manseros Santiagueños, and the ceremony of kisses and hugs from the entire team with its emblem and captain, A game that had a lot of anecdote began in front of a crowd in Santiago del Estero. Singing tests: the visiting team went to rest five goals down. In the end it was 7-0.
With its entire workforce trained in the Netherlands, the Curaçao players tried not to get nervous before his exalted rival and overpopulated the midfield, before a Selection who pressed high up, went to the ground to challenge for the ball and he played through clenched teeth waiting for the opportunity to start scoring goals. And the goals came, of course. For every taste.
Then Montiel and the celso -that He returned to the first team after overcoming the injury that sidelined him from being in the consecration of Qatar 2022– and Messi’s subsequent shot found a great response from goalkeeper Eloy Room. next who had his chance was the reappeared Nicolás González -another who, due to being injured, could not play the World Cup-, but his left foot was not accurate. Although then I would have revenge.
The visitor’s heroic resistance lasted twenty minutes, until Pezzella recovered, Lo Celso enabled Messi and this, after dislodging three defenders to pure waist break, He scored the first, which became his 100th goal for the National Team.
Right awaya ball rained into the area was captured well above by Pezzella, whose header was later replicated by another from Nico González for the second. To all this, the captain was still plugged in and González offered himself as a download. Was Fiorentina striker the fact that enabled the Flea, who scored the third.
The Rosario star returned To appear with a pass short to Enzo Fernández, who nailed it at an angle. The rival, already groggy, still had to suffer a huge pass from Lo Celso who Messi transformed in the fifth.
Curaçao experienced the complement as a slow agony. The changes came Angel Di María’s converted penalty, the ovation for “Dibu” Martínez being replaced by Armani, the seventh in charge of Gonzalo Montiel andof course, the desire to continue celebrating forever.
The closure with The fly -that obviously interpreted of the World Cup hit “Boys”- and a new display of the World Cup with Olympic lap included crowned another magical night.
7 ARGENTINA
E. Martinez
montiel
pezzella
otamendi
coin
A. Mac Allister
E. Fernandez
the celso
Messi
L. Martinez
N. Gonzalez
DT: scaloni
0 CURACAO
room
Gaari
Martina
Van Eijma
Floranus
Anita
bacuna
kuwas
Juninho Bacuña
cap
Janga
DT: Bicentini
Stadium: Mother of Cities (Sgo. del Estero).
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay).
Goals: 20m, 33m and 37m Messi (A), 23m N. González (A), 33m E. Fernández (A); 77m Di María (A) from a penalty, 86m Montiel (A).
Changes: 49m De Paul by A. Mac Allister (A), Foyth by Otamendi (A) and E. Palacios by E. Fernández (A), 58m Zivkovic by Janga (C) and Antonisse by Gorre (C), 66m Di María by Lo Celso (A) and Dybala by L. Martínez (A), 73m Troupée by Van Eijma (C) and Severina by Kuwas (C), 78m Armani by E. Martínez (A), 84m Felida by Bacuna (C) and Roemeratoe by Anita (C).
