Photos: Messi and Musa rain goals in Nigeria - Argentina thriller

[caption id=“attachment_1589455” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Sublime Messi was the highlight of a fast paced high scorer against Nigeria. He opened the scoring in the third minute, slamming in the rebound after Angel Di Maria’s shot bounced off the post: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589439” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Lionel Messi (10) carried by his jubilant teammates soon after he opened scoring: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589539” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Nigeria replied within a minute as Musa cut in from the left and beat Sergio Romero with a curling shot toward the far post: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589449” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Messi’s perfectly hooked free kick restored the lead for Argentina just before halftime: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589451” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Ah the old aeroplane. Messi celebrates his sublime free kick that left the Nigerian goalkeeper as open mouthed as the crowd that witnessed the goal: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589453” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Messi enjoys a moment with the wildly cheering crowd, soon after scoring his second goal of the match: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589459” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Soon after the second half started however, Musa took advantage of confusion in the Argentine defense to score his second goal and equalise: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589443” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] The lead didn’t last for too long however. Rojo made it 3-2 for Argentina as he got his right knee on a corner kick three minutes into the second half: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589445” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Argentina’s Marcos Rojo celebrates his first ever international goal and Argentina’s third of the match. It would prove to be the match winning goal of the game: Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1589447” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A Nigerian holds up a sign referring to the Boko Haram kidnapping at the match: Reuters[/caption]