Messi, ten, broke everything on his return to the country: hat trick and a couple of assists, to Lautaro and Julián, for a world champion and king of America who is marching towards the next World Cup.
He had not been able to be in the last double date of the Qualifiers, against Chile (3-0) and Colombia (1-2), due to the damn injury to his right ankle that he suffered in the middle of the Copa América final and that caused several tears to be shed on the substitutes’ bench. That’s why Lionel Messi‘s match tonight against Bolivia at the Monumental had a special flavor: it was his first as a two-time continental champion in his country. And his return couldn’t be any other way: he scored three goals and gave two assists! in the 6-0 triumph. In addition, he threw luxury, almost scored a great goal from a free kick and even tried to score Olympic…
Messi’s three goals and two assists for the Argentine National Team against Bolivia
At 18 minutes into the first half, Marcelo Suárez slipped when he tried to come out from the back, Lautaro Martínez stole the ball and left La Pulga one on one, who did not forgive: he scored with his left foot, against the goalkeeper’s post and scored the goal. 1-0 in favor of the Albiceleste.
Shortly after the end of the first half, the National Team’s offensive trident appeared. Julián Álvarez made a tremendous pass for the Rosario star, who faced up and returned the kindness to Lautaro: he left him with the goal alone to make it 2-0.
Later, the Ten rubbed the lamp again. On this occasion, to assist his other teammate: from behind, he scored for the Spider, who scored from the right and scored 3-0 in favor of the Albiceleste, to the delirium of the entire Monumental.
In the second half, La Pulga pulled the team’s strings and exploded at the end, with two more goals: one from the right and another with a left foot (after a great connection with Nico Paz).
Messi returned to play in Argentina and gave another show: he scored three goals and gave two assists. He participated in five of the Albiceleste’s six goals, was the top scorer in the Qualifiers (with 6) and took the ball home. Final point for another special night at the Monumental, a new performance by the Rosario star with the Argentine National Team shirt.
Qualifiers 2026 | Show of goals and triplet by Messi at the Monumental: Argentina beat Bolivia 6-0
2024-10-16 02:58:00