On Tuesday night, just before the final qualifying round Argentina's World Cup hopes were in tatters as the two-time champions faced the reality of missing out of next year's World Cup, but as a nation watched nervously a certain no.10 carried the hopes of a nation on his back without pain.
One of the most tension filled nights in South American football saw six teams all in contention to qualify for the tournament next year. For Argentina The venue for the last game of the CONMEBOL qualifiers did not hold much good tidings for them in the past, the altitude of Quito the Ecuadorian capital was high and this was a place where Argentina had won just once.
It was also in the minds of the 43 million Argentines that their team had not scored a single goal from open play since November 2016 but the diminutive captain showed his class not for the first time but perhaps the most important time yet.
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The moment Lionel Messi made a nation believe again #ARG pic.twitter.com/vlfGB9bAYE— Goal (@goal) October 10, 2017
Lionel Messi... The best player in history? pic.twitter.com/ih1MxALBHg— Goal (@goal) October 10, 2017
Messi is simply willing Argentina to the World Cup! pic.twitter.com/lG4VSSW80j— Goal (@goal) October 11, 2017
While Messi carried his team on the night, the albiceleste needed a massive help from their old foe Brazil. In the World of football Brazil and Argentina do not see eye to eye but the results went Argentina's way on the night and edged Chile out on goal difference.
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