Leo Messi went on a rampage at El Sadar. Argentina’s ’10’ scored five goals in the 5-0 win over Estonia. A friendly match that ended in a stunning performance by an unstoppable PSG striker who made history with the ‘Albiceleste’. A party in Pamplona...CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Since ‘Charro’ Moreno, who scored five goals in a 12-0 win over Ecuador in the Copa America in 1942, no one had scored five goals for Argentina.
For the second time in his career, Messi scored five goals in a match. On March 7, 2012, in Barcelona’s 7-1 Champions League round of 16 second-leg win over Bayer Leverkusen at Camp Nou, Leo scored a hat-trick.
Leo Messi becomes the first footballer ever to score five goals in a single match in club football (Levakusen) and international football (Estonia).
Against Estonia, he scored in the 9th minute (penalty), 45th, 47th, 71st and 76th minutes. He had never scored four or five goals for Argentina before. The balls of his seven previous hat-tricks for his country already have a leather with a five tattooed next to them.
Fourth all-time leading scorer
With his five goals, Messi is now the fourth highest scorer of all time in international football. Only Cristiano Ronaldo (117 goals for Portugal), Ali Daei (109 for Iran) and Mokhtar Dahari (89 for Malaysia) are better than his 86 in 162 games for Argentina, for whom he is the all-time top scorer.
Leo, who shone in the Finalissima, assisting Lautaro Martinez and Dybala in the 3-0 win over Italy that clinched the title, got his revenge in front of the goal against Estonia.
The PSG striker is playing a key role in a 33-match unbeaten run for Argentina under Lionel Scaloni. They are four behind Italy’s record (37). Along the way, they won the Copa America and are on course for Qatar – Messi’s next goal (Win the World Cup).
