The year 2022 of Lionel Messi with the Argentine National Team will remain forever in his memory, and in that of all the fans of the Albiceleste team, for winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup. But to this is added that his performance with the team led by Lionel Scaloni was superlative in all aspects of the game. Let’s remember that this year, he turned 35 years old.
Including the World Cup and all the friendly matches, Lionel Messi played 14 games with the Albiceleste, mostly starting as a starter and being the team captain. This gives him a sum of 1,264 minutes of action with the light blue and white in 2022. The record of the Escaloneta it was 10 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss (against Saudi Arabia in the debut of the World Cup).
In all the time he was on the court, 24 participations in goals: 18 goals and 6 assists. It means that he had a direct participation in a goal every 52 minutes. The 18 goals were converted after 75 shots of which 39 went directly to the goal. This gives him a 24% hit percentage. Something totally incredible for a player his age and in football as competitive as the one played by the Argentine National Team.
In addition, obviously, he finished the year with two titles: the Qatar 2022 World Cup and the Finalissima against Italy at Wembley in a match that was historic for the albiceleste team.
Without a doubt, this year, 2022, will remain in the memory of all Argentines as one of the years in which they saw the best version of the best player in history who ended up leading the albiceleste to their third world star.
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