"Messi's Hat-Trick Fuels Argentina to Stunning 6-Goal Victory!"
Laotaro Martinez scored the goal. Martinez probably thought it would be a mistake if the applause was only for him. He repeatedly showed the smiling Lionel Messi standing next to him with his fingers raised. It's like Messi. Martinez has just completed the formalities!
It is not wrong to say so. Messi scored the only goal in Argentina's 6-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier at the Monumental in Buenos Aires. He scored a hat-trick himself and two more goals with his teammates.
Messi scored five goals in Argentina's biggest ever World Cup qualifying victory in South America. The 37-year-old is now the first player in South American World Cup qualifying history to score three hat-tricks. The last time a player scored two goals with a hat-trick in a World Cup qualifying match on the continent was 15 years ago. Joaquin Botero scored a hat-trick against Argentina on April 1, 2009. Which player? It's Bolivia!
Anyway, let's get back to Argentina's' Six Star 'match at the Monumental. The majority of the spectators in the gallery began to float with joy, but it was also for the welfare of Messi. In the 19th minute, Messi ran onto Martínez's pass and found Bolivian goalkeeper Giermo Viscarra alone. He didn't make a mistake. Argentina scored two more goals in the second half. There is also the source of the 37-year-old legend.
Anyway, let's get back to Argentina's' Six Star 'match at the Monumental. The majority of the spectators in the gallery began to float with joy, but it was also for the welfare of Messi. In the 19th minute, Messi ran onto Martínez's pass and found Bolivian goalkeeper Giermo Viscarra alone. He didn't make a mistake. Argentina scored two more goals in the second half. There is also the source of the 37-year-old legend.
Messi put Bolivia in front in the 43rd minute with a right-footed shot. His extended pass found Bolivian goalkeeper Viscarra and Martínez found plenty of free space in the middle of the post. The Inter Milan striker has just completed the formality of sending the ball into the net with the tip of his right foot. However, Messi realized that it was easier to score from Martínez's position than from his own. In the first half, Messi's brilliance was once again seen and the goal was also served!
This time it's Julian Alvarez. In the third minute of added time, Argentina got a free kick in the middle. Bolivia's defenders stepped up a bit. Messi took advantage of Alvarez's run and hit a long-range shot. The Atletico Madrid striker scored with a right-footed shot as the ball landed in front of Alvarez on the left side of the box.
Three more goals came after the break. Thiago Almada scored the fourth goal from Nahuel Molina's pass in the 69th minute. Still, many probably did not think that Messi would take his 10th hat-trick for Argentina from this match. Messi was playing just his second game for Argentina after recovering from an injury sustained in the Copa America last July. He hasn't fully recovered yet. But who will look at Manumantel's Messi and say that this man is 37 years old!
Three more goals came after the break. Thiago Almada scored the fourth goal from Nahuel Molina's pass in the 69th minute. Still, many probably did not think that Messi would take his 10th hat-trick for Argentina from this match. Messi was playing just his second game for Argentina after recovering from an injury sustained in the Copa America last July. He hasn't fully recovered yet. But who will look at Manumantel's Messi and say that this man is 37 years old!
Ezequiel Palacios, who replaced Rodrigo de Paul, extended Messi's pass in the 84th minute. The Inter Miami star dribbled to control the ball from inside the box and sent the ball to the net through the left post. Messi scored the last goal of the match two minutes later. This time, like those golden days of Barcelona, he cut in from the right and played a wall-pass with Nico Paz, and then that left-footed shot and goal. 'Messi!
Argentina leads the South American qualifying table with 22 points from 10 matches. Colombia are second with 19 points. Uruguay are third with 16 points from 10 games. Uruguay played out a goalless draw with Ecuador in Montevideo. Colombia beat Chile 4-0. Paraguay won 2-1 against Venezuela.
Argentina leads the South American qualifying table with 22 points from 10 matches. Colombia are second with 19 points. Uruguay are third with 16 points from 10 games. Uruguay played out a goalless draw with Ecuador in Montevideo. Colombia beat Chile 4-0. Paraguay won 2-1 against Venezuela.
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