Argentina vs Curaçao – Soccer match report – March 28, 2023

Argentina continued their post-World Cup celebrations with a 7-0 pleasant victory over Curaçao on Tuesday in one other memorable night time for Lionel Messi.

Placing Messi right into a clinic within the first half, he scored a hat-trick to cross the 100-goal mark for Argentina, with each Nicolas Gonzalez and Enzo Fernandez netting earlier than the break as defeat was properly and really in Santiago del Estero.

Messi Tracker: Information fall each time he performs
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, extra (US)

It was the second consecutive match that Messi surpassed an necessary milestone in his illustrious profession after he scored 800 objectives for membership and nation in a 2-0 win over Panama on Thursday.

A scrappy Curacao aspect put up a battle for the primary 20 minutes, however as quickly as Messi scored his first aim, the gates opened and González headed in Argentina’s second from shut vary after scrambling previous Eloy Rom’s aim.

The Paris Saint-Germain star quickly scored his second and third for Argentina with a trademark, bending a shot from his left foot earlier than establishing teammate Fernandez for a thunderous shot from distance to make it 4-0.

Minutes later, Messi was at it once more, working a superbly weighted ball excessive of the Curacao protection from Giovani Lo Celso and rolling his shot right into a helpless room to finish a first-half hat-trick.

The hosts appeared glad with the match within the second half, however Argentina added to the rating within the 78th minute with a penalty kick by Angel Di Maria and a shot from shut vary by Gonzalo Montiel.

The match was adopted by tributes from the house crowd for Lionel Scaloni and the 2022 World Cup winners, who will regroup in June for one more worldwide break with a watch on the beginning of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in September.