Argentina win 7-0, Lionel Messi hat trick, reaches 102 goals

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World Cup champions Argentina won 7-0 vs. Curacao and Lionel Messi had a hat trick as he reached 102 goals for the national team.

Lionel Scaloni’s team scored five goals in the first half with Messi scoring three of them. The match started with Lautaro Martinez nearly giving Argentina the 1-0 lead. It was a pass in to Lautaro but he would get the ball tangled in front of goal and was unable to score.

Lionel Messi would score his first of three in the first half. A dribble inside the penalty area and a goal by him would make it 1-0 for the World Cup champions. That goal was his 100th for the Argentina national team.

Minutes later, Nicolas Gonzalez would make it 2-0 off a header. A cross into the penalty area found German Pezzella but his header was cleared off the line and Gonzalez outjumped the goalkeeper and scored from close range.

Messi would make it 3-0 with an effort from inside the penalty area. His strike from insdie the penalty area would bring him to 101 goals with Argentina.

Enzo Fernandez would score just minutes after Messi’s second goal. A strike from outside of the penalty area and it was 4-0 for the World champions.

The Best player in the world would score his first half hat trick. A ball in to Messi and he would out run the defenders and score his third goal of the match to make it 102 goals with the national team.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni would make several changes in the second half. Rodrigo De Paul was substituted on for Alexis Mac Allister, Exequiel Palacios for Enzo Fernández, Juan Foyth for Nicolás Otamendi, Ángel Di María, for Gio Lo Celso and Paulo Dybala was brought on for Lautaro Martínez.

Ángel Di María had an effort on goal which struck an arm and Argentina were awarded a penalty kick. It was Di María who took it and scored to give Argentina the 6-0 lead.

Gonzalo Montiel would also score. The man who scored the World Cup winning penalty was inside the penalty area when the ball fell to him and he would score from close range and it was 7-0 for the World champions.

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9 Comments

  1. 102 now 20 goals difference hopefully messi will catch ronaldo in future. After the wc i thought that’s the end of ronaldo for Portugal and overtaking him would have been a matter of time but that ex Belgium coach change the condition completely

  2. An easy game with many goals, records and some nice football. Only downside is that Lautaro continues missing sitters.

    Next games in June against Bangladesh and another team. After that the party should stop, several players need to retire and fresh blood should be added to prepare for WC qualifers and Copa 24.

  3. Although Argentina didn’t need Lo Celso at the World Cup they would’ve played much better with him and maybe Messi would have even scored more. His vision and passing are impeccable.
    It’s nice to know we have a future reliable mid-field of Lo Celso, De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Alister, and Almada (still unsure of how good Palacios, Guido are. Paredes is kind of just there is nothing too special about him).

    What we need is to get a new generation of fast wingers who are as good as Theo Hernandez, Pavard, Dumfries, Reece James etc)

  7. Time to play with youngsters now. We need to play at at-least top 30 fifa ranked teams. Build a new team for next world cup. 🇳🇵🇦🇷

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