Barcelona legend Leo Messi closes on 900-goal mark with latest strike for Argentina | OneFootball

Barcelona icon Lionel Messi on Friday took another step towards a historic goalscoring milestone.

This came courtesy of his exploits in Argentina’s friendly meeting with Angola.

The reigning world champions marked their return to action a short time ago, locking horns with African outfit Angola amid ongoing preparations for next summer’s World Cup.

When all was said and done, Argentina emerged on the right side of a 2-0 result.

And Messi, predictably, proved himself the star of the show.

After first laying on Lautaro Martínez’s opener with his latest assist during the first-half, the 38-year-old went on to round out the scoring courtesy of a goal of his own late on.

And in the process, Messi inched ever closer to the 900-goal mark for his career.

Over the course of his playing days, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has now found the net on a frankly remarkable 895 occasions.

Conor Laird – GSFN