Lionel Messi scored the 800th goal of his career as world champions Argentina celebrated their homecoming with a 2-0 friendly win against Panama in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES - Lionel Messi capped a night of unbridled joy with the 800th goal of his career as world champions Argentina celebrated their homecoming with a 2-0 friendly victory over stubborn Panama in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Messi, coach Lionel Scaloni and numerous players came onto the pitch with their children and several seemed on the brink of tears as fans in unison sung "Muchachos", the anthem of Argentina's victorious World Cup campaign in Qatar. "I am eternally grateful to this group of players. Football is theirs, it belongs to all those that wear this jersey," said Scaloni, who finally cracked and let the tears flow.
Argentina, who started the game playing champagne football, created relatively little given their 73 percent possession in the first period. In the second period, Argentina knuckled down to trying to win a football match but Guerra was twice equal to Messi free-kicks and also saved a low curling effort from veteran Angel Di Maria.
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