In the 66th minute, in a situation where Argentina was preparing for a free kick from a distance of 25m, the game had to be stopped. The reason why a fan (fan) got on the stands and rushed onto the field to hug Messi.
Messi was a bit surprised at first, but he also responded to the affection of the Chinese fans. After hugging Messi, the fan ran towards the Argentina goal and shook hands with goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
The security team had to work hard to enter the field to stop and escort this fan out of the field in front of the witness of more than 60,000 fans who came to see Messi play in the stands of the Cong Nhan Stadium (Beijing, China ) .
Notably, just after the situation interrupted the game, Messi and De Paul coordinated before the Argentine star made a precise cross for Pezzella to hit goalkeeper Matthew Ryan to seal the 2-0 victory for Argentina.
Before that, it was Messi who opened the scoring after just 80 seconds of rolling the ball in the first half after the super product sliced off his left foot outside the penalty area. This is also the fastest goal in the former PSG player’s playing career.
At the age of 36, Messi is still at the top of his form. In the last 13 appearances, “El Pulga” only failed once against Poland. The rest, has scored 22 goals, 5 assists. Including the win over Australia, Messi has scored in the last 7 games for the national team.
After the match in China, Argentina will travel to Indonesia to play a friendly match with the Indonesian team on June 19. Messi and Otamendi will not attend this match.
