Al Rayyan, Qatar: Lionel Messi has put Argentina 1-0 up towards Australia within the thirty fifth minute of their round-of-16 match within the FIFA World Cup right here on Saturday.
The Argentine genius manufactured a second of brilliance as he used the tiniest of areas contained in the field to softly go it into the far backside nook.
Earlier, Argentina changed striker Angel Di Maria with Alejandro Gomez within the beginning XI.
That was coach Lionel Scaloni’s solely change within the beginning lineup from the final sport towards Poland. Di Maria, who was injured in that match, did, nevertheless, preserve a spot on the bench.
Australia additionally made one change to the aspect that beat Denmark of their final outing, bringing Keanu Baccus into midfield for Craig Goodwin, who scored their first objective of the event towards France.
Coach Graham Arnold caught with Milos Degenek at proper again after having additionally rotated Nathaniel Atkinson and Fran Karacic there within the three group video games.
TeamsArgentina: Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul, Marcos Acuna, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Alejandro Gomez, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi (c)Australia: Mat Ryan (c), Milos Degenek, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Riley McGree, Keanu Baccus, Mathew Leckie, Mitchell Duke