In the 10th round of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup on October 16, Beijing time, Argentina, ranked No. 1 in the world, faced Bolivia. The 37-year-old Messi made a five-goal god-level performance, and Argentina caused a tragedy and won a big victory.
The Pampas Eagles, who are sitting at home, completely control the tempo, calmly tandem attacks to find penetrating opportunities, the little spider tried to shoot on the left side of the penalty area and was confiscated by the goalkeeper to the ground, and in the 19th minute, Lautaro was clever in stealing the ball to provide an assist, and Messi scored with a low shot into the near corner. Bolivia is becoming more and more passive, and the team has no threat to switch, so it can only retreat.
The whole Argentina team played in an orderly manner, instigating a fast counterattack in the 43rd minute, Messi single-handedly chose to cross unselfishly to send an assist, Lautaro inserted the ball in front of the ball and pushed the empty net into the net to extend the advantage, and then in the first half stoppage time Messi free kick quickly, inserted Alvarez calmly shot in front of the goalkeeper, and the flow of water was really pleasing to the eye.
Entering the second half, Enzo picked up a pass in the penalty area to find Otamendi to score with a header, but unfortunately the referee signaled to his teammate Tagliafico to interfere with the goalkeeper offside, and the winning ticket was rotated by the team one after another, De Paul, Little Spider and Maika went to rest, and in the 69th minute, Molina inserted the ball in front of the side and passed back the triangle, and Almada, who followed up in the middle, outflanked and scored his first goal for the national team.
Bolivia's redeployment had little effect, and the opponent's tight defenses made it difficult for them to form high-quality counterattacks. In the 84th minute of the final stage, Palacios divided the ball, Messi shook off the defense at the top of the arc and broke into the box to volley the ball, just two minutes later Messi and his teammates hit the wall with a hat-trick with a strong shot inside, the performance moment of the football king, the end of Argentina's 6-0 victory over Bolivia, ending two rounds of winless, the 37-year-old Messi scored five goals with three shots and two passes, showing both super shooting skills and perfect organizational skills.