This is what great players have who can be decisive without being protagonists in the scoring aspect. That, and that intelligence makes them different and thanks to their head they are able to read where and when their team may need them, and Messi has more than enough of that. Lionel was able to understand what his teammates needed with the score at 0-1 and moved away from the area to drop down to the right side and from there not only distribute play but also distribute assists and crosses into the area that were finished off by his teammates. Thus came the two goal assists, the first after a short corner kick that, upon attracting rivals, saw that Enzo Fernández was free in the front and gave him the ball. The second, reaching practically the baseline to put a cross this time past the far post so that Lautaro’s head sent the ball into the back of the net.
