The Argentine national team defeated Iceland 3-0 in their final friendly match before the World Cup.
elchi reports that Valentin Barco opened the scoring in the 8th minute of the match.
Lionel Messi, who recovered from his injury, entered the game in the 70th minute and doubled his team’s lead just two minutes later by scoring from a penalty. With this, the 38-year-old forward scored his 911th goal in his professional career and his 117th for the national team.
Thiago Almada set the final score in the 86th minute.
It should be noted that due to injury, Messi did not participate in Argentina’s previous friendly match, where they secured a 2-0 victory over Honduras.
The team led by Lionel Scaloni will play their first match in the World Cup against Algeria on June 17. The national teams of Austria and Jordan will also compete in the group where Argentina is placed.