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Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Argentina’s third goal in a friendly against Estonia in Pamplona , Spain.
Lionel Messi signed He scored his first goal record for Argentina in a 5-0 thrashing of Estonia in a friendly match played in Spain on Sunday and climbed to the top of the table. to fourth place in the all-time scoring table at the men’s national team level.
The “Flea” perforated nets twice in the first half, including a penalty defense. he added the other three after the break to reach 86 points with his team.
Messi surpassed Ferenc Puskas to become the fourth top scorer for the national teams. reached the 86 with Argentina and left Back the 84 that Puskas scored. Hungary and Spain.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo leads the all-time table with 117 goals after scoring another two as Portugal crushed his opponents. 4-0 to Switzerland in the League of Nations. They are followed by the Iranian Ali Daei with 109 and Malaysian Mokhtar Dahari with 89.
Messi had never scored five goals for Argentina’s senior team. signed He played a re-poker with Barcelona in the 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the 2011-12 Champions League round of 16.
The 34-year-old attacker contributed two assists in midweek as Argentin beat Italy 3-0 in the first Finalissima — the duel of the champions of South America and Europe. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner also became a champion. champion in the Copa América last year, achieving his first major title with the albiceleste jacket.
“We could not close the season in a better way,” Messi on his Instagram account after the duel against the Estonians. “We won the Finalissima and today we added more minutes preparing for the World Cup. Thanks again to everyone who came to the field and to those who follow us from a distance. We are going to rest for a few days and we will be back very soon! Hugs to all!!
Argentina stretched to 33 his undefeated streak and confirmed his good feelings with a view to the World Cup that will be played in Qatar from November 21. The Argentines will face Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland in the group stage.
Coach Lionel Scaloni was enthusiastic. with Messi’s sweet present with the national team after a discreet first season in French football with Paris Saint-Germain
“I don’t know anymore. what more to say. It is very difficult. It’s like Rafa Nadal, what? What are you going to say?”, Scaloni said, referring to the Spanish tennis player who on the same Sunday His record crop of French Open titles fell to 14. & ldquo; You have no words left to describe him, and especially for what he generates. It is something unique and it is a pleasure to have him in this group, to train him, his behavior and how he toasts to this shirt.” . The day he doesn’t play anymore we’re going to miss him, like this. I hope that he continues playing and that everyone enjoys him and protects him because it is a pleasure to watch”, he added.
in El Sadar, the stadium of the Osasuna club.