Lionel Messi has once again set a record in his career. The Argentine scored for the first time five times in an international match.
Former world footballer Lionel Messi (34) single-handedly shot the Argentine national team to a clear friendly success with a five-pack. In Pamplona, Spain, the attacker from Paris St. Germain scored in the 5-0 (2-0) against Estonia in the 9th (penalty kick), 45th, 47th, 71st and 76th minute.
For Messi, who led the South American champions to a clear 3-0 with two assists in the “Finalissima” against European champions Italy on Wednesday, it was goals 82 to 86 in the 162nd international match for the Albiceleste.
Previously, Messi had scored a maximum of three goals in international matches, for the second time in his long career he scored a five-pack on Sunday. Furthermore, Messi’s goals surpassed the legendary Hungary’s Ferenc Puskas in the “eternal” top scorer list in international matches.