Messi, protagonista del triomf argent� (4-0)

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21.06.2011 09:00

Messi stars in Argentina win (4-0)

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With one goal and one assist, the Bar�a striker performed brilliantly as Argentina brushed aside Albania. Bar�a�s Milito and Mascherano played the full 90 minutes.

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Argentina: Sergio Romero, Javier Zanetti, Nicol�s Burdisso, Gabriel Milito, Marcos Rojo (Pablo Zabaleta, 46 '), Ever Banega, Javier Mascherano, Lucas Biglia (Gago 46'); Lavezzi (Ag�ero 61 '), Messi and Di Mar�a ( T�vez, 46 ').

Albania: Isli Hidi; Andi Lila, Kristi Vangjeli, Endres Vrapi, Arsen Sykaj, Gilman Lika, Ervin Bulku, agon�a Sallaj, Igli Allmuca; Emiliano Villa and Elis Bakaj.

Goals: 1-0. Lavezzi, 5 '. 2-0. Messi, 40 '. 3-0. Ag�ero, 75 '. 4-0. T�vez, 89 '

River Plate’s stadium was the venue for this Copa America warm-up match, in which the "albiceleste" were simply far too good for a weak Albanian team. Lavezzi, Messi, Ag�ero and T�vez were on target in an emphatic 4-0 win.

Leo Messi gets machine going

There is no such thing as a friendly match where Messi is concerned, and the game had barely started before he laid on an assist for Lavezzi to open the scoring. Before the break, Messi himself found the net after a clever combination with Banega was followed by a beautifully placed strike to beat Albania keeper Hidi.

T�vez and Ag�ero finish the job

Messi had a great chance to score his second in the second half when latching upon a defensive error from Lika, but his deft chip failed to find the net. But he made up for that by setting the next goal up for Ag�ero, while T�vez rounded things off with a goal of his own in the final minute.

Sergio Batista’s side start the Copa America campaign on July 1 against Bolivia.