Alexis is Majestic, Mac Allister's performance for Argentina strikes fear into the Premier League

Argentina defeated Australia 2-0 in a friendly in Beijing, with captain Lionel Messi scoring one goal and German Pezzella the other. The team coached by Lionel Scaloni met their opponents again in the last 16 of Qatar 2022 with most of the world champions on the pitch including Alexis Mac Allister who had a great performance showing all his quality.

In the opening minutes Argentina were aggressive and quickly found the opening goal through Lionel Messi. After a recovery by Enzo Fernandez, La Pulga settled in and slotted home with his usual precision to beat Matthew Ryan. The goal at 19 minutes and 19 seconds into the game was a new record for the star, who scored the fastest goal of his career and generated the delirium of the Chinese public, which did not stop boisterous at every touch or intervention of the 10.

Scaloni brought on German Pezzella in the second half in place of Nicolas Otamendi, who was sore on his knee after a knock, and it was he who scored the second goal of the game. The defender headed in Rodrigo De Paul's cross, which came after a flashy control move with Messi in the corner.

Alexis is Majestic

Mac Allister played 59 minutes and all his passes were accurate and his long passes were all correct and even. The defensive aspect also stood out with all the owners won and he was the second Argentina player with the most shots on goal with two, second only to Lionel Messi.