Messi Hattrick- Bags new records

It seems like records keep following both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The two are the undisputed best players of their generation.

And although Messi is without a doubt superior to the Portuguese in quite a number of aspects, choice always comes down to taste and preference amongst fans.

The two footballers have been scintillating for their nations in the just concluded international break.

Both played 2 games and scored 4 goals each.

Ronaldo scored 2 braces against Lichtenstein and Luxembourg.

Messi on the other hand bagged a 36 minute hattrick against Curaçao in a friendly game.

The PSG forward’s first goal of the night took him to the tally of 100 goals.

This made him the 3rd male footballer to register 100 goals for his national team joining Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo and Iran’s Ali Daei

Messi was able to bag Argentina‘s third for the night in the 33rd minute.

And this was 33rd goal for club and country in the 2022-2023 season.

The second goal was scored by Nicolas Gonzalez.

The 7 time Ballon D’or winner assited Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez for Argentina’s 4th in the 35th minute.

He bagged his hattrick and Argentina’s 5th in the 37th minute.

This was his 57th career hattrick and all his past 3 hattricks have been for Argentina.

The other two goals were scored by Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Montiel.

This game was played at the Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades stadium.

He now returns to France to help his team, PSG to finish strong in the league.

Rumors also have it that he might be set for a grand return to Barcelona.