Lionel Messi scored twice in Argentina’s 2-0 win at Peru in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, playing the entire match for his national team.
2026 World Cup qualification South America
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Match Events
0' The match is about to start
9' Foul on Messi
28' CHANCE! Guerrero's shot over the bar
32' GOAL! Peru 0-1 Argentina (Messi)
42' GOAL! Peru 0-2 Argentina (Messi)
45' Yellow Card! Y. Yotún booked
47' Romero out,Pezzella in
58' Goooal... No! Messi’s goal disallowed after VAR review
67' CLOSE! Messi’s shot wide out
Line-ups
Peru XI: P. Guerrero, P. Gallese, Y. Yotún, L. Advíncula, A.Carrillo, A. Santamaría, A. Polo, W. Cartagena, Luis Abram, N. Loyola, Franco Zanelatto
Subs: A. Corzo, Alexander Callens, C. Cáceda, M. Trauco, R. Tapia, P. Aquino, Sergio Peña, Bryan Reyna, Renato Solís, Jairo Concha, Santiago Ormeño, Joao Grimaldo
Argentina XI: Messi, Otamendi, E. Martinez, Tagliafico, De Paul, Gonzalo Montiel, Romero, N. Gonzalez, Mac Allister, Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández
Subs: F. Armani, Paredes, Pezzella, Ocampos, Acuna, Walter Benítez, G. Rodriguez, Lo Celso, Exequiel Palacios, Lautaro, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Alejandro Garnacho