It was a relatively quiet night for Lionel Messi by his standards as the Paris Saint-Germain forward, and Argentina welcomed Peru to Buenos Aires, where it was a highly contested matchup considering the final 1-0 result.
Peru seemed to contain Messi and wanted others on the squad to defeat them, which they did as Lautaro Martínez scored the match’s lone goal. The 34-year-old played all 90 minutes, only having one shot on target for La Albiceleste.
Here are some of the highlights of Messi’s performance against Peru.
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