Leo Messi arrives at the World Cup in peak form.
Tonight (between Tuesday and Wednesday) he came off the bench of the Argentina national team in the preparation game against Jamaica in New Jersey - yet he managed to score a pair and star in the 0:3 victory.
Julián Alvarez scored the first goal for Argentina in the 13th minute from a beautiful pass by Lautro Martins, who in the 56th minute made way for the PSG maestro.
From that moment on, Messi took control of the game, repeatedly risking the goal and looking ready.
He found the frame twice, but not the net - until the 87th minute.
Giovanni Lo Celso found him free about 20 meters from the goal, and Messi advanced a little and kicked a ball at half height into the net.
Two minutes later he already completed a brace with a flat free kick from a similar range.
For Argentina, the streak continues: after tonight's victory, they are at 35 consecutive games without a loss - close to the all-time record of the Italian team which stands at 37, and equal to the longest streak ever set by the teams of Brazil and Spain.
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