A day like today: Messi scored three goals against Ecuador to seal qualification for the World Cup in Russia

A day like today: Messi scored three goals against Ecuador to seal qualification for the World Cup in Russia

When the sum of all sporting fears were on the surface, an erratic start complicated things a little more: at 48 seconds, Romario Ibarra caught the Argentine defense asleep and put forward those led by Jorge Célico.

But, after twelve minutes, Messi faced with field, combined to the left with Angel Di Mariawho returned to the middle for the albiceleste captain and he defined before the bilge of Máximo Banguera.

Then, at 22 minutes, the flea” he pressured an Ecuadorian defender, stole the ball and unleashed a lethal left-footed shot that dug into Banguera’s right corner.

Already in the second half, at 17 minutes, Messi received again with space, took advantage of the diagonal of Darius Benedetto and defined above Banguera with a tremendous category.

In this way, after three years of suffering and criticism everywhere, the Argentine National Team He qualified for the World Cup thanks to Rosario.

On that day, Argentina won for the second time in its history at the height of Quito -the previous one had been in 2001- in a key game thanks to the appearance of its stellar figure.

“When we started losing to Ecuador, many things crossed my mind. Then we were able to turn it around and qualify. Playing at La Bombonera was a beautiful experience,” Messi said after the win.

Source: Ambito

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