Lionel Messi scored the solitary goal for the Argentina side, but were held to a 1-1 draw by Chile in contest of FIFA World Cup qualifier played in Argentina.
The both goals came from Lionel Messi penalty for Argentina and Chile's Alexis Sanchez pocked in Gary Medel's simple square pass from Charles Aranguiz's delightfully coasted set piece of free kick.
This morning draw put the Argentina side in second position in the World Cup qualifiers table with 11 total point from five games, while Chile are in seventh position with 5 point.
The game kick off as Argentina were the dominate side and Chile had to fall back, before Argentina could figure out a way to get pass the Chiliens side only for a Chile player to brought down Lautaro Martinez in the box.
Lionel Messi didn't make a mistake from the spot as he put his country forward by sending Claudio Bravo the wrong way in the 24th minute of the game.
Chile's side responded well through Alexis Sanchez after Gary Medel's provided a good pass into the 6 yard box to score in the 36th of the game.
Lionel Messi nearly made it 2-1 for Argentina at the later stage of the first half but his free-kick was saved splendidly by Claudio Bravo to keep the scores level.
Lionel Messi almost scored the 2nd goal of the game in the 80th minute of the game as his free kick went straight to the bar.
Argentina pushed and examined for a late victor with Lionel Messi being the main man, everything being equal.
Notwithstanding, the Argentina side and Chile side both side the point together at the end of the game.
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Football fans took to Twitter to react in the after match reaction as they troll Lionel Messi's side for not wining the match while some fans give credit to the one of the best player in the world for his great performance.
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