Lionel Messi does not rest. The minutes pass and he continues to score new goals in his career. In clubs or in the national team. 20 minutes into the first half against Curacao reached the 100 goals with the blue and white, then reached the 101 at 33 minutes and the 102 was at 37. In the space of 18 minutesthree goals, the fastest hat-trick of his career with Argentina.
The previous had been before Panama in the Centenary America’s Cup. That June 10, 2016 he went to the bank and entered 16 minutes into the second half. and barely 21 minutes completed the 5-0 victory.
The first time he scored three times in the national team was the February 29, 2012, in Bern, Switzerland. Argentina beat the local team 3-1 with three goals from Rosario. Four months later, in Brazil’s 4-3 defeat in the United States, converted into three.
In 2013, he scored another hat-trick in a 4-0 defeat of Guatemala. Then, in the 5-0 against Panama in 2016. A year later, the unforgettable 3-1 against Ecuador at the height of Quito, which ensured Argentina’s passport to Russia 2018. Before the World Cup, another three in the 4-0 win against Haiti.
A new hat-trick scored against Bolivia, on September 9, 2021, for the qualifiers. Argentina won 3-0. Finally, last year, for the first time, they scored five goals in the same game. It was June 5, 2022, in a 5-0 defeat against Estonia at the El Sadar stadium in Pamplona, Spain.
However, this Tuesday was not the fastest hat-trick of his career. He has 57 in total, on 49 occasions exactly three, out of six he scored four and out of two he scored five. On 8 March 2015, Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 6-1 and Leo scored three goals in just 13 minutes. This Tuesday, in Curaçao, he came close to outdoing himself once again.
Source: Clarin
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