The striker scored five goals against the unfortunate Baltic and surpassed Ferenc Puskas in the scorers’ standings.
Lionel Messi presented a five-point trick to the Argentina national team / Photo: Getty Images
Today, the Ukrainian national team was defeated in the play-off match of the 2022 World Cup. Andriy Yarmolenko scored the only goal for Wales.
Meanwhile, other teams play either Nations League matches or friendlies. For example, the Argentine national team recently won the final, and now decided to have a sparring match with the Estonian national team
Such a simple opponent was the reason for the greatness of Lionel Messi. The striker spent the whole match on the field, which ended with a score of 5: 0. And all the goals were scored by the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner!
The first goal was scored by Leo in the eighth minute from a penalty kick, while the other goals in the 45th, 47th, 71st and 76th minutes were the result of defensive failures of the Estonians. However, Messi became stronger in the list of top scorers in the Argentine national team.
The Paris Saint-Germain player currently has 86 goals for Albiceleste. In the list of top scorers among all teams, Lionel rose to fourth place, surpassing Ferenc Puskas (84 goals for Hungary and Spain).
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Only three players accepted, including Lionel’s eternal opponent – Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 117 goals after today’s match with Switzerland (4:0). He is followed by the Iranian Ali Daei (109) and the Malaysian Mukhtar Al Dhaheri (89).