Messi Crosses 100 Goal Mark for Argentina : Lionel Messi netted a hat trick to reach 102 goals for the Argentina national team in Tuesday’s 7-0 spanking of Curacao in an international friendly played at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
In the same international break that Cristiano Ronaldo scored two different braces for Portugal against Liechtenstein and Luxembourg in the 2024 Euro qualification to reach 122 goals for the Portuguese national team , Messi has also crossed the 100th goal mark.
The PSG attacker netted in the 20th minute to put La Albiceleste ahead. Nicolas Gonzalez of Fiorentina made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute , the 35-year old Messi scored again in the 33rd.
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez added his name on the score sheet in the 35th minute before La Pulga netted his third of the game to close the first half at 5-0 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup winners.
Juventus winger Di Maria and Gabriel Montiel of Sevilla added two more goals in the second period as Argentina tore the Island country apart in Santiago del Estero.
It was the second friendly of Argentina during this international break after the 2-0 win over Panama on March 23rd.
Messi’s hat trick on Tuesday against Curacao was his 9th overall for the national team.
The Barcelona great has now scored 102 goals in 174 national-team games for Argentina.
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