Messi nets hat trick for Argentina in 7-0 win over Curacao, hits 100 goals for country

The reigning FIFA World Player of the Year netted a first-half hat-trick on Tuesday in a demolition of No. 86 ranked Curacao. It was the ninth international hat-trick of his career, and 50th of his professional career between club and country.

He opened the scoring in the 20th minute to get his 100th goal in an Argentina jersey.

And if that weren’t special enough, he followed that up with goal No. 101 making it look easy, settling with his left and shooting with his right.

Then his third came on a clinical transition with Giovani Lo Celso dishing an exquisite pass into his path and letting Messi do the rest

According to some it’s the fastest hat-trick Lionel Messi has ever scored in his career from the start of a match.

MESSI🇦🇷 convirtió el Hat-Trick más rápido 🤯en TODA su historia como futbolista profesional.

NUNCA había convertido TRES goles antes del minuto 4️⃣0️⃣ de un partido.

✅Hoy marcó ante 🇨🇼 a los
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— Gastón Trucco (@gastontr16) March 29, 2023

 The 100 goal mark was special because only two men’s players have ever reached those heights. And Cristiano Ronaldo is one of them.