Lionel Messi delighted with winning return for Argentina

"I was glad to be back to help this group of players, who fight to the death for every point."

Lionel Messi was delighted to be back as Argentina gave their World Cup qualifying campaign a much-needed boost with victory in Chile.

In a hard-fought match, the 2014 finalists came from behind after Felipe Gutierrez's early header, with Angel Di Maria equalising before Messi set up the winner for defender Gabriel Mercado.