Enzo Fernandez helped fire Lionel Messi to World Cup glory
Enzo Fernandez was once a teenager urging Lionel Messi to keep playing for Argentina – six years later the pair lifted the World Cup together!Fernandez helped fire Messi to World Cup gloryFernandez has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent months having only arrived in Europe in the summer from Argentine giants River Plate.
The 22-year-old hit the ground running at Benfica, helping lead the Portuguese side to top spot in a Champions League group containing Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain by assisting against both.Liverpool were thought to have been long-term admirers of Fernandez from his River Plate days but his stunning form has seen Chelsea swoop in to sign him to avoid a bidding war this summer.
The central midfielder took his hype to the next level at the World Cup, collecting a pass from Lionel Messi before firing in one of the goals of the tournament in aIn doing so, he became the second youngest World Cup goalscorer for La Albiceleste ever – only behind his talismanic captain himself. “I know Enzo very well, here from the national team and I also played against him in the Champions League,” Messi said afterwards.
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