Personal best: Messi scores fastest career goal in win over Australia
Lionel Messi on Thursday at a raucous Workers’ Stadium did hit another highpoint of his career when he scored the fastest of his career.
The seven time Ballon D’or scored after 79 seconds as Argentina beat Australia 2-0 in a friendly played in Beijing.
Messi confirmed he wanted to move to American side Inter Miami after the expiration of his contract with PSG.
For records, he has now scored seven straight games for Argentina even as he continues to doubt his participation in the next world cup.
We always enjoy being with the national team.It was complicated to play because of the heat and humidity, but beyond everything we continued with the same idea.” Said Messi
Argentina doubled their lead in the second half when Rodrigo De Paul got a pass through to substitute German Pezzella who in turn found space between two defenders to fire home a free header.
It was Lionel Scaloni’s side third fixture since lifting the World Cup in December, and their first outside of Argentina.
Hundreds of fans trooped out to watch the game especially Messi, who would later had a fans invaded the pitch in an attempt to hug him.
