The match took place in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires on Tuesday night.

Messi netted the only goal of the first half from the penalty spot 17 minutes into the game. The hosts secured a comfortable victory in the second half with Messi scoring two more goals within eight minutes followed by Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero, who bagged the final goal of the night in the 69th minute.

Argentina's next and final pre-World Cup friendly will be an away game against Israel on June 9.

Russia’s first-ever FIFA World Cup will take place from June 14 to July 15 in 11 host cities. Two-time World Cup winners Argentina are set to face Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in Group D.