Argentina beat minnows Curacao 7 – 0 on Tuesday night in a friendly game that stood out thanks to the world champions’ outstanding array of viciousness in front of the goal.
Lionel Messi was at the forefront of the scoreline, delivering a first-half hattrick to take him past 100 goals for Argentina.
The irrepressible Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean team in the 20th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the box to reach 100 goals for Argentina.
He added his second for the day and 101st for his nation with an excellent finish to the goalkeeper’s right, and he completed his hat trick with an easy finish after playing.
Nico Gonzalez and Enzo Fernandez scored 5-0 at halftime, and the outstanding performance continued in the second half, with Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Montiel extending the lead for Argentina.
After this latest performance, Messi is now behind just two players in overall international goals. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, with 122, and Iran’s Ali Daei, with 109. He is also the first South American male player to score 100 international goals.
