Denise Iryn Nalunkuma
Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina produced a comfortable 3-0 win over Honduras to extend their unbeaten run to 34 games
The Argentinians faced off with Honduras for their third time since 2016 at Hard rock stadium in Miami.
Lautaro Martinez broke the deadlock in the 16th minute after a good defensive backle from Lionel Messi who passed the ball to Papu Gomez providing to Martinez only to tap in .
Lionel Messi then added the second for Argentina producing a superb chip over the Honduran keeper’s head .
Lionel Messi then added the second to complete a brace on the day .
The victory sent Argentina to a 34 games unbeaten having not lost any game since July 2019
The south American giants are to play Jamaica on Tuesday in their final game before the World cup.
If Scaloni’s side avoids defeat against Jamaica on Tuesday night, they will have matched the unbeaten runs set by Spain and Brazil only to catch that of having the longest unbeaten run.
The two-time World Cup champions who are among the favorites for this year’s tournament open their campaign in Qatar against Saudi Arabia on 22 November.
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