Paris Saint-Germain stars Lionel Messi and Ángel di María were both on target as Argentina beat Venezuela in World Cup qualifying action.
Di María, who had come on as a substitute, had scored Argentina’s second goal 11 minutes from time at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires before Messi sealed a comfortable victory for an Argentina side who had already secured qualification for the World Cup and are now unbeaten in 30 matches.
Messi did not play in PSG’s last Ligue 1 Uber Eats outing, a 3-0 defeat away to AS Monaco, but he has played a key role for his country throughout their World Cup qualifying campaign. He has appeared eight times for Argentina this season since moving to PSG, scoring five goals.
Leandro Paredes was the third Paris player to start for Argentina in that match, while Wuilker Faríñez of RC Lens was in goal for the visitors, who are bottom of the South American qualifying table.
Neymar Jr. scored a penalty as Brazil - who had also already sealed qualification - beat Chile 4-0 in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday evening. However, he picked up a yellow card in that game meaning he will miss Brazil’s final qualifying fixture away to Bolivia due to suspension.