The Argentina captain was named man of the match after he opened the scoring in the 64th minute and helped the Benfica midfielder score Albiceleste’s second goal.
Lionel Messi said on Saturday that Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez is a “great kid” and that he deserves the “goal” he scored against Mexico to secure Argentina’s 2-0 Group C triumph at the 2022 World Cup.
“I know Enzo very well, both here in the national team and against him in the Champions League. [pelo Paris Saint-Germain]🇧🇷 He deserves it because he is an amazing guy, a very important player for us. I am very happy for him and for us, because [o golo dele] it gave us peace of mind in the game,” Messi said at the press conference after the match.
The Argentina captain was voted man of the match after opening the scoring in the 64th minute and helping the Benfica midfielder score the second goal for Albiceleste, who made their World Cup debut with a surprise 2-1 draw against Saudi Arabia.
“We did not expect to start the World Cup with a defeat. We wanted to turn the tide. We knew it was important to win because if we didn’t win the situation would be very difficult, we would be back in the race. [pelo apuramento para os oitavos de final]🇧🇷 The victory was a relief for the whole team, because we again relied on ourselves,” he said.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker, who scored his eighth goal in 21 World Cup games, admitted that the first half against the Mexicans “was difficult”, but in the second half the Argentines began to “possess the ball”. ball, find places between the lines and get closer to the court.
“Enzo’s great goal ended the match and now we can face the game against Poland in a different way,” the Argentine international concluded.
Shortly before this, the Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni also praised the game of the Benfica midfielder, who came on as a substitute for Guido Rodriguez in the second half.
“Enzo has a good pass between the lines and very good distribution and variety of play. He has this line pass that skips a line or two and finds players like Leo. [Messi], Di Maria, Mac Allister. Before that, we did a lot of horizontal passes,” the coach said at a press conference.
Argentina, which would have been relegated if defeated, beat Mexico 2-0 today with goals from Benfica’s Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez in their Group C second round match played in Lusail.
In the standings, the South Americans, champions of 1978 and 1986, moved up to second place with three points, one behind Poland and the same three Asians, losing 2-0 to the Poles, with the Mexicans in last place. , general.
