Lionel Messi scores hat-trick to pass 100 Argentina goals in 7-0 rout of Curaçao
29-Mar-2023 08:11:07 | The Guardian
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Lionel Messi passed the 100-goals mark for Argentina while scoring a hat-trick in their 7-0 friendly win over Curaçao. The Paris Saint-Germain forward reached a century of international goals on his 174th cap when he opened the scoring after 20 minutes, Giovani Lo Celso setting him up in the centre of the box to slot home a low shot.
“We will never stop celebrating and I think it’s fair and deserved,” Argentina’s coach, Lionel Scaloni, said. “I hope there will be more [Messi goals]. He deserves all the praise and it’s good that these goals had been on Argentine soil, that has a special value too.”
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