Lionel Messi has enjoyed another landmark moment by scoring his fastest ever goal
The 35-year-old led his country to the 2022 World Cup title in Qatar last year, arguably the crowning triumph in one of the greatest football careers. And on Thursday, Messi enjoyed another landmark moment by scoring his fastest ever goal. Messi curled home an exquisite left-footed strike from the edge of the box just 79 seconds into Argentina’s friendly against Australia in Beijing – the quickest of his professional career, per South American football’s governing body, CONMEBOL.
” The game had offered the Socceroos the opportunity to enact a modicum of revenge on Argentina after they lost 2-1 to the eventual world champion in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup, with Messi also scoring a brilliant goal on that occasion. Messi mania Despite struggling with his club team Paris Saint-Germain last season, Thursday’s goal continues Messi’s excellent form for the Argentina national team.
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