Messi gets opportunity to grace the biggest stage

Argentina 0 Netherlands 0. (AET) (Argentina win 4-2 on penalties)

Argentina return to the World Cup final for the first time since 1990, where they face Germany, the side that suffered Diego Maradona’s last acts in 1986.

Now, all has aligned for Leo Messi to enjoy the most perfect crescendo. It would be a reprieve, because this was anything but the perfect match or performance