Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi was in absolutely inspired form on Sunday evening, in racking up a staggering five goals for his country.
The Albiceleste were back in action a short time ago.
Fresh off securing Finalissima glory courtesy of a 3-0 drubbing of Italy, Lionel Scaloni’s troops made the trip to the Estadio El Sadar, for a friendly meeting with Estonia.
And, safe to say, Argentina were in no mood to take their foot off the pedal…
An utterly dominant display ultimately culminated in the South American champions emerging on the right side of a head-turning 5-0 scoreline.
The aforementioned Messi, meanwhile, bagged all five of his country’s goals, courtesy of a whole array of world-class finishes:
¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL DE #ARGENTINA, LO HIZO LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI DE PENAL!????#VamosArgentina pic.twitter.com/bWykb21ziw
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGolArg01) June 5, 2022
EL GOLAZO DE LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI CON REPETICIONES ????https://t.co/5bZY1nWIp8 pic.twitter.com/UxTXb0yIuk
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGolArg01) June 5, 2022
¡EL TERCEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, HATTRIC DE LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI!????#VamosArgentina pic.twitter.com/ay2NBRaeG9
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGolArg01) June 5, 2022
¡EL CUARTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, SUPER HATTRICK DE LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI!??????#VamosArgentina pic.twitter.com/0n4B6S28ZR
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGolArg01) June 5, 2022
¡EL QUINTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, OTRA VEZ LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI!????#VamosArgentina pic.twitter.com/IhE6NUn0GW
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGolArg01) June 5, 2022
Not only that, but his latest haul has too seen Messi etch his name ever further into the history books of the beautiful game.
Having now found the net on a whopping 86 occasions across his time with Argentina, the 7-time Ballon d’Or winner has surpassed Hungarian icon Ferenc Puskas as the 4th-highest international goalscorer of all time.
Messi has passed Puskas and is now on 86 international goals!
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 5, 2022
In addition, Messi has too become just the 3rd player to ever net five goals in a single outing for the Albiceleste:
Messi es el TERCER jugador en TODA la historia de la selección Argentina que marca CINCO goles en un mismo partido:
▪️ Juan Andrés Marvezzi (en 1941) a Ecuador (Copa América)
▪️ José Manuel Moreno (en 1942) a Ecuador (Copa América)
▪️ LIONEL MESSI (en 2022) a Estonia (amistoso) pic.twitter.com/VJ23BH2Yxw— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) June 5, 2022
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