Lionel Messi created history, scored 100th goal with seventh hat-trick
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New Delhi (Best Hindu News): Lionel Messi scored his 100th international goal on Tuesday as Argentina recorded a stunning 7-0 win over Curacao. Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored three goals in the match. During this he completed his hat-trick. 100 goals were also completed in Messi’s international matches. This is Argentina’s second win in a row after winning the World Cup. Earlier, he had defeated Panama 2-0 in a friendly match.
Messi is the third footballer to complete 100 goals in international football. He has scored 102 goals in 174 matches. During this, Messi assisted 54 goals. Portugal’s captain Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goalscorer in international football. He has scored 122 goals in 198 matches. After him, Ali Daei of Iran is in second place. Ali scored 109 goals in 148 matches.
Messi achieved a special achievement as soon as he completed 100 goals. He is the first football player in the world to win the World Cup as well as complete 100 goals. Ronaldo and Ali Daei have scored more than 100 goals, but both have not won the World Cup.
Lionel Messi started the match in a stormy fashion. He completed the hat-trick in 37 minutes. Messi scored in the 20th, 33rd and 37th minutes. This is the 57th hat-trick of his career. At the same time, playing for Argentina, he has scored a hat-trick goal for the ninth time. Also, Messi has scored three or more goals in a match for the first time this year.
Messi not only scored three goals, but also contributed to one goal. He assisted a goal for Enzo Fernandez in the 35th minute. Messi has assisted a goal for the 22nd time this season. Apart from this, he assisted Argentina for the 54th time and a total of 354 times at the senior level.
Not only Messi but four other players also scored for Argentina. Nicolas Gonzalez (23rd), Enzo Fernandez (35th), veteran Angel Di Maria (78th) and Gonzalo Montial (87th) scored.
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