Still him, still him.
When Argentina flounders, Lionel Messi is always there to get his head out of the water.
After a surprise defeat against Saudi Arabia and a pitiful start to the match against Mexico on Saturday, the genius once again rubbed the lamp just after the hour mark by opening the scoring with a magnificent shot from outside the box and thus allowed Argentina to free themselves and experience their first success in this World Cup.
A goal obviously welcomed by the Argentine press.
The newspaper Olé describes the six-time Ballon d'Or as a "savior" and explains that "when his selection needs him the most, he rubs his left foot and makes the ghosts disappear" from the Alibceleste.
Same story on the side of TyC Sports who ignites the fact that Lionel Messi has "equaled Diego Maradona's World Cup goalscoring record with eight achievements".
In Europe, Messi's performance was also applauded.
The English newspaper The Sun describes him as "GOAT" (English acronym which means "greatest player of all time"), while the Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo put the 35-year-old player in its front page with the headline "Always Messi" and claiming that "a marvel of Messi's left foot had allowed the triumph of an Argentina that has resurrected".
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé knighted in Italy
In Italy, the performance of Lionel Messi was hailed as was that of Kylian Mbappé against Denmark (2-1).
La Gazzetta dello Sport published a photo of the two PSG stars on the front page with the title "Long live the kings".
“Mbappé and Messi light up the World Cup” ignites the transalpine media.
The prima pagina della #Gazzetta di oggi
📣 VIVA I RE
Le notizie 👉 https://t.co/1BDXAqKwJ5 pic.twitter.com/O0d6GFwyQh
— La Gazzetta dello Sport (@Gazzetta_it) November 27, 2022
The Corriere dello Sport also dubs Lionel Messi, explaining that if the Albiceleste is “a team of soloists, it is alive because it always has a champion who can solve its problems.
The daily also mentions Kylian Mbappé, whom he describes as "unstoppable".
What certainly make PSG smile, which has both in its workforce.
