While Neymar hid on penalties, what Messi did to put Argentina in the semifinals
The captain of the Argentine team took responsibility for kicking the first penalty against the Netherlands
Not even in the best movie script could you imagine so much drama in the same day. Brazil is eliminated on penalties against Croatia or hours later, Argentina was played the same in penalties, against the Netherlands. This day will clearly be remembered.
The Argentine team achieved a dramatic qualification to the semifinals of the World Cup in Qatar, after beating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout. In the long-suffering definition, Lionel Messi gave Neymar a lesson in greatness, who was left out of the Cup after losing against Croatia.
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Argentina drew 2-2 against the Netherlands and had to define their place in the semifinals in a penalty shootout. Dibu Martínez was the figure when saving two shots and Lautaro Martínez scored the goal that gave the Copa América champion access to the next phase.
Lionel Messi, Argentina's leader and best player was in charge of executing the first charge. With serenity and grandeur, the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) beat Andries Noppert, who in the preview stated that he could calmly save a shot from the PSG striker.
Lionel Messi's lesson to Neymar:
While Leo had the hierarchy to collect the first penalty, Neymar did not take the same responsibility and sent Rodrygo, a young attacker for Real Madrid, who missed the shot. The Brazilian wanted to monopolize all the attention and score the fifth, but it did not arrive due to the great precision of the Croats.
