Messi came back and stole the show in Peru with a brace

The fourth round of qualification for the World Cup is behind the South American national teams, and even after six hours of football, Peru has not had a shot on target. After the goalkeepers of Paraguay, Brazil and Chile, Emiliano Martinez also came out of the game with Juan Reynos's team idle, while Lionel Messi punished the offensive limitations of the rivals on the other side and with two goals preserved the maximum performance of the Gauchos (2:0).

The Argentinian star started his first game after injury with goals in the 32nd and 42nd minutes and thus practically solved the question of the winner before going on vacation. Messi managed to return to the desired goal-scoring track and direct a new series of celebrations, after the triumph over Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. It was against Paraguay that the Inter Miami footballer confirmed that he was hungry for new goals and success, but in that match he hit the post from a free kick and missed a comeback goal by a few centimeters after a few weeks of injury break.

With only 36 minutes on the field in the last club game, Messi arrived among his teammates in the national team, but last night he confirmed that the Gauchos, as the defenders of the world crown are routinely walking towards a new World Cup. The work of Lionel Scaloni's team was made even easier by Uruguay's victory over Brazil, as a result of which Argentina separated from the first runners-up to five points already after the first four rounds. On the other hand, Peru, which does not have a shot on target, remained in penultimate place, ahead of Bolivia and a point won in the premiere against Paraguay (0:0).