IT apparently takes more than a hamstring injury and accusations of tax fraud to keep Lionel Messi from scoring goals.
The
Barcelona forward completed a hat trick before the 50th minute of
Argentina’s 4-0 win friendly win against Guatemala on Friday night.
With that trio of goals, Messi has now surpassed Diego Maradona’s 34 goals on Argentina’s all-time top scorer’s list.
The
25-year-old opened scoring after 15 minutes, with a crisp drive from
distance, before setting up Augusto Fernandez for the second goal. He
scored from the spot shortly before half-time, after he was brought
down.
His three goals took him to 35 goals – level with Hernan Crespo, but 21 goals behind Gabriel Batistuta, who remains on top.
Speaking
to reporters after the game, Messi said: “Having overtaken Maradona is
not important. The main thing was to end this friendly well as a team,
which isn’t easy ahead of the holidays.”
source: the guardian
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