Messi's historic goal

In the early hours of November 15th, Lionel Messi scored and assisted in Argentina's 2-0 friendly victory against hosts Angola.

In the 82nd minute, Lionel Messi received a pass from Lautaro Martinez before unleashing a decisive shot into the far corner, beating the home team's goalkeeper. "El Pulga" has scored over 800 goals in his career, but this was the first time he had found the net against an opponent in Africa.

The Argentinian superstar has a total of 895 goals and 401 assists. The Argentina captain is close to reaching an incredible milestone: contributing to 1,300 goals.

Messi posed for photos and signed autographs for Angolan President Joao Lourenco before the match.

On the pitch of November 11th, Angola put in a spirited performance and caused considerable difficulties for the 2022 World Cup champions. The FIFA-ranked 89th-placed team started enthusiastically and nearly caused an upset when Chico Banza broke through to face Geronimo Rulli. However, the Argentinian goalkeeper reacted quickly to make the save. In the 19th minute, Lionel Messi almost opened the scoring with a shot from the edge of the penalty area, but Hugo Marques made an excellent diving save.

In the following minutes, Angola played disciplined football and pressed strongly, causing Argentina many difficulties. Messi once again missed an opportunity, shooting wide of the post from a favorable position. As the first half drew to a close, it seemed the match would go into halftime goalless, but at the beginning of the second half, the visitors' class shone through. In the 43rd minute, Messi played a delicate through pass to Lautaro Martinez, and the Inter Milan striker unleashed a low shot between the legs of goalkeeper Marques, opening the scoring for "Albiceleste".

Despite falling behind, Angola didn't lose heart. They even came close to equalizing when Zito Luvumbo broke through and shot wide of the post, much to the disappointment of the Luanda fans. However, Argentina still knew how to finish the game at the right moment. In the 82nd minute, Messi capitalized on a defensive error by the home team to seal a 2-0 victory, simultaneously increasing his goal tally to 20 in just 8 recent matches for both club and national team.

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