The Barcelona superstar made his Copa América Centenario debut as a substitute after 60 minutes in Argentina's second group stage, against Panama at Soldier Field. Replacing Augusto Fernández, Messi came in to regain his fitness and play for the first time after suffering a back injury.
But Messi did not just try to regain his fitness. He took over the whole game.
First, he scored an easy goal after a ball bounced right to him:
Messi wanted to do something special, though. And after finishing his best season at Barça when it comes to scoring from free-kicks, he added to his Argentina tally with a world-class strike:
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