Diego Maradona's World Cup debut as a coach ended in a victory as Lionel Messi started to demonstrate he could transform his club form at Barcelona to the world stage.
Gabriel Heinze headed in the only goal after five minutes but Messi, so often unable to reproduce the Nou Camp sparkle on national team duty, was his team's star. However he and his team-mates were unable to make the margin of victory a more convincing one as Vincent Enyeama in the Nigeria goal denied them time and again.
Juan Sebastian Veron swung the ball in from a corner and Marseille defender Heinze, running towards the penalty spot, sent a powerful diving header into the top left corner.
Lionel Messi looked at his scintillating best at times but he was thwarted, along with a number of his team-mates, by the fantastic Enayama. The goalkeeper produced an incredible fingertip stop to deny Messi in the first half and also frustrated Gonzalo Higuain several times during the game
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