Lionel Messi Embarrasses Top Italian Defender With Incredible Skill As Argentina Defeat the European Champions

• Argentina's Lionel Messi reminded the world of how dangerous he can be with the ball in his hands with a spectacular show of brilliance against Italy
• Messi kept the ball stuck to his feet and was gone in the blink of an eye as he swiveled away from Azzurri full-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo, leaving the Napoli player for dead
• La Albiceleste were in good form throughout as they terrorized Roberto Mancini's side en route to a 3-0 victory, with Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala contributing to the goals

Lionel Messi stole the show as Argentina cruised past Italy 3-0 to lift the Finalissima match played at a packed Wembley Stadium in England.

The 35-year-old Argentine who had an underwhelming season with Paris Saint-Germain reminded everyone of how good he is against the European champions.

According to a report via Daily Star, Messi with an outrageous piece of dribbling against Italian defender, Giovanni Di Lorenzo silenced his doubters.

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Receiving a pass into feet and his back to goal, Messi kept the ball glued to his feet as he swivelled away from Azzurri full-back.

The move led to the first goal for Argentina as he assisted Lautaro Martinez with Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala contributing two more goals to give La Albiceleste a comfortable 3-0 victory.

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Lautaro Martinez, Angel di Maria, and Paulo Dybala all scored for Lionel Scaloni's side, with Messi picking up a brace of assists.

Messi will hope to surpass his fiercest rival Ronaldo when he leads the La Albiceleste to try to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup later in the year.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Seven-time Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi was in incredible form as he inspired Argentina to victory over Italy at Wembley in the inaugural Finalissima.

The 34-year-old was almost unplayable as he registered two assists in a convincing 3-0 win on Wednesday night.

He set up Lautaro Martinez to open the scoring with a great run and beautiful low cross in the 28th minute.