Messi Scores Fastest Career Goal As Argentina Cruise Past Australia | Soccer/Soccer

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has scored his fastest career goal as Argentina made light work of Australia in a friendly in Beijing.

Messi opened the scoring after one minute and 19 seconds, sending in a curler into the top left corner from the edge of the box.

Substitute German Pezzella doubled the world champions' lead with a header in the 68th minute.

Australia's Mitch Duke had a first-half effort pushed onto the post by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

But Argentina always looked comfortable in Messi's first match since agreeing to join American side Inter Miami.

Lionel Scaloni's side was playing their third fixture since lifting the World Cup in December, and their first outside of Argentina.