Argentina continue to show ‘heart’ but flaws are apparent before Switzerland clash
Close calls against Cape Verde and Egypt show Scaloni’s men are vulnerable, despite all the brilliance of Lionel Messi It is among the defining moments
Close calls against Cape Verde and Egypt show Scaloni’s men are vulnerable, despite all the brilliance of Lionel Messi It is among the defining moments of this World Cup: Lionel Messi wandering the pitch in Dallas with tears rolling down his face.
Minutes earlier, Argentina had been down two goals to Egypt and were on the brink of elimination in the last 16. Messi had missed a penalty and was set to bear blame for the result.
Instead, the Argentina legend created the same magic he always seems to, spearheading a miraculous, three-goal swing in just over 10 minutes and pushing the Albiceleste into the quarter-finals.
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