Lionel Messi reached another important mark with the shirt of the Argentina this Tuesday, when he scored three times in rout of Curaçao. With the goals scored, the star of the Paris Saint Germain reached 102 goals for the national team. The player was honored by the AFA, the Argentine Football Association.
After the end of the match, which ended 7-0 for the Argentines, Messi was presented with the game ball and a plaque, delivered by the hands of Claudio Tapia, president of the AFA.
🔝 Lionel #Messi reached 1⃣0⃣0⃣ goals with the National Team @Argentina. Thanks for every yell, Captain!
📝 https://t.co/RGWV8PDdJ4 pic.twitter.com/GJJZVqLhgd
— 🇦🇷 Argentina National Team ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) March 29, 2023
In addition to Lionel Messi, only Cristiano Ronaldo, for the Portugal national team, and Ali Daei, from Iran, have managed to exceed the 100 goal mark for their national teams. The Argentine number 10 had already achieved an expressive feat last Thursday, when Argentina faced Panama. On that occasion, he scored the 800th goal of his career by taking a free kick with great quality.
The friendly against Curaçao ended a series of celebrations by the Argentine team for its third world championship, won at the World Cup in Qatar at the end of last year. Last Monday, Messi was also honored by Conmebol with a statue his in full size, which will be on display at the entity’s museum alongside those of Pelé and Maradona.
#MajorSelection CONMEBOL paid homage to the world champion Argentina team.
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— 🇦🇷 Argentina National Team ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) March 27, 2023
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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