And to think people had been writing him off as a Kevin Kilbane wannabe for the first hour of this morning’s match.
It hasn’t been pretty, and Lionel Messi had not exactly lit up the Maracana until he did this.
The goal put Argentina 2-0 up on the night against Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the first coming inside the opening two minutes thanks to a Sead Kolasinac own goal.