Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has scored a ridiculous solo goal in Argentina training ahead of La Albiceleste’s with Italy on Friday evening.
Messi was instrumental in Argentina’s qualification campaign and scored a hat-trick in their final qualifying game against Ecuador to secure Jorge Sampaoli’s side a place in this summer’s World Cup finals in Russia.
Messi is Argentina’s all-time leading goal scorer with 61 goals in 122 caps and Sampaoli conceded that the side belongs to the captain more than it does the manager.
“He has a lot of responsibility when it comes to passing things on to the others,” Sampaoli said at a pre-match press conference.
“If he is feeling good then it will be his team. The best player in the world has to transmit something to the others.
“It is more his team than it is mine.”
Messi has been training with his international teammates at Manchester City’s academy this week as Argentina take on Italy at the Etihad Stadium on Friday.
