Messi inspires Argentina comeback from 0-2 against Egypt

 

📊 Stats

MetricArgentinaEgypt
Possession61%39%
Shots174
Shots on target72
Shots off target72
Corners61
Fouls1310
Yellow cards04
Red cards00
Offsides30
Goalkeeper saves04

⚡ Key Moments

  • 14' - score change - Yasser Ibrahim, Marawan Attia [0-1]
  • 20' - penalty missed - Lionel Messi
  • 59' - goal cancelled - Mostafa Zico, Mohamed Salah
  • 66' - score change - Mostafa Zico, Haissem Hassan [0-2]
  • 78' - score change - Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi [1-2]
  • 82' - score change - Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Montiel [2-2]
  • 90' - score change - Enzo Fernandez, Lautaro Martinez [3-2]

⭐ Key Players

  • Lionel Messi: missed penalty 20', then scored 83' and assisted 78' in 3-2 win.
  • Enzo Fernandez: struck the winner at 90' to complete Argentina’s 3-2 turnaround.
  • Mostafa Zico: scored 67' after a ruled-out effort at 60' in Egypt’s defeat.

Egypt landed the first blow when Yasser Ibrahim put them ahead at 14', with Marawan Attia credited for the assist. Argentina had a chance to respond from the spot soon after, but Lionel Messi missed a penalty at 20', leaving the home side trailing into the later stages.

The second half brought more twists. Egypt made a change at 45', bringing on Hamdy Fathy for Emam Ashour. A potential further lift arrived when a goal involving Mostafa Zico and an assist from Mohamed Salah was cancelled by VAR at 60', but Egypt still found their second when Zico scored at 67' from Haissem Hassan’s pass.

Argentina’s response was decisive. Cristian Romero headed in at 79' with Messi providing the assist, before Messi himself levelled at 83' from Gonzalo Montiel’s pass. At 90', Enzo Fernandez struck the winner, assisted by Lautaro Martinez.

Late on, Egypt collected a flurry of yellow cards at 90', and the stats also noted 48 clearances - but it was not enough to protect the lead.

🔮 Accurate Prediction

Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.

1X2: Home @1.38
Pre-match pick: The discussion leans to Argentina as clear
Goal Bounds - Away: 2 @7.05
Pre-match pick: Aggressive option: The discussion leans to