Five days ago – history. Last night again – history. Many thought that after winning the World Cup, he would not be interested so much in the national team. But no, Lionel Messi plays as if he is at least ten years younger and still has to prove himself. Admittedly, the rivals are not as strong as you would like, but the numbers are still there, and the opponent in this case is not very important. Against Panama (2:0) he scored in the 89th minute. It was his 800th official career goal. Ahead is only Cristiano Ronaldo with 832. Last night against Curacao (7:0) he was on target three times. The first of those was for history, as he scored his 100th national team goal. After that, two more followed as part of the ultimate soccer party for fans in Santiago del Estero…Leo Messi made history. Men’s footballers with 100+ international goals:▪️ Cristiano Ronaldo—122▪️ Ali Daei—109▪️ Lionel Messi—101 pic.twitter.com/yq8asS5Pqm— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 29, 2023 The current world champion had an even easier task tonight than against Panama. Curacao was simply not up to the task. And the Gauchos spread out, struck both in terms of rhythm and exhibition. The guests somehow resisted for the first twenty minutes, but when just surrendered… Lionel Messi became only the third player in football history with 100+ goals for the national team (after Cristiano Ronaldo and Ali Daei) in the 21st minute. In the 33rd, he increased it to 3:0, and in the 35th to 5:0. In the meantime, Nico Gonzalez and Enzo Hernandez hit the Curacao net.Leo Messi’s hattrick comes in just 37 minutes with any penalties against Curacao 🇦🇷 🇨🇼#MESSI #Messi𓃵 #GOAT𓃵 #Argentina #Curacao pic.twitter.com/RYEbjyupmv— Leo Ankara Messi (@ROHANRO77050979) March 29, 2023 GOAL | 🇦🇷 Argentina 2-0 Curação 🇨🇼⚽ Nico Gonzales pic.twitter.com/5sdyJ4lqom— All Sporting Events ASE (@allsportingE) March 29, 2023 Bonus!Messi Assist to Enzo Fernandez goal 🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/10LinJjOAQ— Engr Dray👷🇳🇬🇬🇧|| iBuild 🏗️ (@dray4lyf_) March 29, 2023 Leo was also there to record an assist…The Argentinians, as expected, slowed down the engine in the second half, which meant that the guests from the Caribbean received only two more goals. Angel Di Maria was accurate from the spot and Gonzalo Montiel made the final score. In addition to so many goals, the game was also marked by one miss. You guessed it – Lautaro Martinez!##NAJAVA_MECA_7138717##
