Argentina national team player, Lionel Messi, was chosen as the Man of the Match in the match against Italy, entitled Finalissima 2022. The match titled Finalissima is a duel that brings together Italy as the champion of Euro 2020 and Argentina as the winner of the 2021 Copa America. The duel Italy vs Argentina in the Finalissima schedule took place at Wembley Stadium, England, on Thursday (2/6/2022).
The Argentine national team played brilliantly. The team nicknamed La Albiceleste succeeded in bending Italy with a landslide score of 3-0. Argentina successfully scored three goals against Italy through the contributions of Lautaro Martinez (28′), Angel Di Maria (45+1′), and Paulo Dybala (90+4′).
In that match, Lionel Messi appeared brilliantly. The player was able to carve two assists for Argentina’s goals contributed by Lautaro Martinez and Paulo Dybala. One Lionel Messi assist was created when he made a neat move on the left side of the Italian national team’s playing field. He then had time to outwit the Italian players before releasing a pass to Lautaro Martinez who was inside the opponent’s penalty box. The bait provided by Lionel Messi was successfully used by Lautaro Martinez to score a goal.
Then, before the game ended, Lionel Messi again sent an assist to Paulo Dybala. At that time, Lionel Messi was under tight guard by Italian defenders when holding the ball outside the opponent’s penalty box. However, at the same time Dybala came. Messi then sent a short pass to the Juventus player. Paulo Dybala briefly dribbled before releasing his left foot kick to tear the Italian goal.
The contribution of Lionel Messi’s two assists in the match against Italy earned him the Man of the Match award. The UEFA Technical Observer Panel stated that Lionel Messi showed a good performance in the match against Italy.
“He controlled the game from start to finish,” said the UEFA Technical Observer Panel. “He’s shown great skills to assist Lautaro Martinez and give his team-mates a lot of chances. He really put on a world class show for the audience at Wembley. It was so much fun to watch.”
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi said he was happy to win the match against Italy in the 2022 Finalissima. “This is a beautiful final, a lot of Argentine fans. What we are experiencing here is very beautiful,” Messi said. “We are here to fight anyone. Today was a good test because Italy are a great team. We knew it was going to be a great game and a great way to be champions,” he concluded.
