Heracles Athletics, November 17 reports. Argentina and UAE started their last warm-up match before the World Cup at Abu Dhabi Stadium at 11:30 p.m. Philippine time on the 16th, with Messi scoring a goal, Archangel Di Malia 2 shots and 1 pass, playing two goals, and Alvarez and Correa scoring one goal each. The Blue and Whites beat the UAE 5-0 on the road, and they are ready to win the World Cup with such momentum. According to the understanding, Argentina has flown to Qatar after the warm-up match to continue their preparation.
Heracles Athletics: Argentina wins 5-0 over UAE in warm-up match, Di Malia wins like a champ, Messi scores
In the 17th minute, Di Malia sent a direct pass through the middle of the field to Messi, who then crossed the ball into the box and Alvarez followed up with a goal to give Argentina a 1-0 lead. In the 25th minute, Acuña crossed the ball from the left side of the field. The ball went over the heads of three UAE defenders and reached the feet of Di Malia, and the archangel shot the ball in the air without stopping it.
In the 31st minute, Messi shot high from a free kick, and five minutes later, Di Malia took a cross from McAllister, broke through and shot into an empty net, leaving the UAE backline in limbo! In the 44th minute, Archangel sent a ball to Messi, who scored from the far corner and the Blue and Whites went into the locker room with 4-0.
In the second half, Argentina made a big rotation with Correa, Pezzelia, Mondial, Molina & Fernandez on the field and Di Malia, Otamendi, Acuña, McAllister & Alvarez coming off the bench. In the 60th minute, De Paolo sent a direct pass and Correa shot successfully from the penalty spot, giving Argentina a 5-0 lead, which it kept until the end.
According to Heracles Athletics, Argentina can be said to be using the UAE to practice for this match and also successfully boost the morale of the team. The game was a warm-up game, and the players didn’t want to spread injuries, and Messi used less than 50% of his strength, with only 2 breakthroughs throughout the game, but despite that, he still got a pass and shot. What makes Argentina fans even more enthusiastic is undoubtedly the archangel Di Malia, who performed like a bolt out of the blue in this game and was in great shape, making people extremely excited for the World Cup.
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