Man City ace Aguero: I asked Messi about quitting. He told me

Lionel Messi saved Argentina’s blushes with a late equaliser as the South American giants scored twice in the final five minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw with Mexico in Texas here Tuesday.

Messi’s equaliser was his 49th goal in his 105th worldwide, leaving him seven goals behind Argentina’s all-time leading goalscorer Gabriel Batistuta on 56. And Messi finally found his finishing touch in the 89th, running onto Arguero’s chip into the box, chesting the ball forward and volleying it home with his left foot to tie the score.

“The team will be made up mostly of those who didn’t play the other day”, Martino told a news conference in Dallas.

Argentina was not without its chances.

Argentina responded quickly, but were unable to find their finishing touch.in the 22nd minute, Angel Correa latched onto the loose ball after Carlos Tevez’s shot was blocked, but sent his open attempt over the bar.

Ezequiel Lavezzi burst into the penalty area to cut back for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero to tap in from close range on 85 minutes to make it 2-1.

Hector Herrera finished a breakaway opportunity in the 70th minute, taking a Miguel Layun pass just outside the 18-yard box and firing past Argentina goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman to make it 2-0. Then, Messi worked his magic.

Mexico are now preparing for an October 10 Confederations Cup play-in match vs. the United States at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

“The National Team is everybody’s team, so there is much interest”.

He shouldn’t have a problem with that on Wednesday.