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Lionel Messi scores a hat trick, Argentina win 6-0 vs. Bolivia

Lionel Messi would score a hat trick and Argentina would win 6-0 vs. Bolivia.

Messi scored his first hat trick of 2024 with the Argentina national team while also assisting twice for Argentina in their 6-0 win vs. Bolivia in the South American World Cup qualifiers.

At 0-0, Lautaro Martínez applied pressure on the back line and Lioneo Messi got to the loose ball, cut inside the penalty area and scored to give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

At 1-0, Julián Álvarez played a through ball to Messi and one on one with the goalkeeper, he would pass it to Lautaro Martínez who would score the open goal. But Messi had one more assist.

Minutes later, Argentina were awarded a free kick. Messi took it, crossing it over to Julián Álvarez and he would score to give Argentina the 3-0 lead at the break.

The second half would start and Nicolás Otamendi would score but the referee would go to VAR and it was ruled offside. Nicolás Tagliafico was offside on the goal in front of the goalkeeper when Otamendi scored.

Lionel Scaloni would make three substitutions bringing on Leandro Paredes, Exequiel Palacios and Thiago Almada on for Alexis Mac Allister, Rodrigo De Paul and Julián Álvarez. Leandro Paredes would go on to have one of the passes of the match.

Leandro Paredes would pass it over to Nahuel Molina who pulled it back to Thiago Almada and Almada would score to make it 4-0 for Argentina.

Scaloni would make two more changes, bringing on Nico Paz for Lautaro Martínez and Lisandro Martínez for Nicolás Otamendi.

Messi would score once more. He would receive the ball and run towards the Bolivian back line and his effort would beat the goalkeeper to make it 5-0 for Argentina.

But Messi was not done. Moments later, Lionel Messi would once more run at the Bolivian back line, cut to his left and score his hat trick.

Messi leads the South American World Cup qualifiers at 37 years old with six goals.

Gio Lo Celso does not make the bench for Argentina team due to a knock

Gio Lo Celso is not on the bench for Argentina against Bolivia due to a knock.

Lo Celso will miss the Argentina match due to a knock he picked up in training on Monday. According to Fernando Czyz, Julio Soler makes the bench in his place.

Facundo Buonanotte will wear the number 11 shirt.

Argentina starting eleven, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez

The Argentina starting eleven has been announced and Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez all start.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his starting eleven for the World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Tuesday. Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez will all start together. Here is the starting eleven:

Rulli; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Enzo, Alexis Mac Allister; Messi; Julián and Lautaro

Argentina’s expected starting eleven vs. Bolivia

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Argentina faces Bolivia at El Monumental this Tuesday, and according to reports from TyC Sports, this is the starting eleven coach Lionel Scaloni has in mind, in a 4-3-1-2 formation:

Goalkeeper: Gerónimo Rulli

Defense: Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico

Midfield: Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister

Attack: Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez, Lautaro Martínez

Lionel Messi to start for Argentina vs. Bolivia on Tuesday in World Cup qualifier

Lionel Messi will start for Argentina vs. Bolivia on Tuesday in their World Cup qualifier.

Messi is going to be in the starting eleven for Argentina. According to Gastón Edul, Messi will once more start for Argentina, after having started in the 1-1 draw vs. Venezuela on Thursday.

This will be the first time that Lionel Messi plays in Argentina since the 2-0 loss against Uruguay in November 2023 which was also a World Cup qualifying match. As reported, Lautaro Martínez is also set to start and there is another report stating that Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni could start Messi, Lautaro and Julián Álvarez against Bolivia.