With a triplet by Lionel Messi, who surpassed Pelé as the top scorer of the South American teams with 79 goals, Argentina beat Bolivia 3-0 on the tenth round of the qualifying rounds to Qatar.
The Albiceleste captain, tonight’s figure against Verde at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, reached this record in 153 games played for Argentina and extended his legend.
The Brazilian Neymar is the one who comes closest to the feat of Messi and Pelé, as he has scored 69 goals.
Messi was the top scorer for the Argentine team since 2016 when he beat Gabriel Batistuta’s 54 goals.
With the victory, Albiceleste remains undefeated and in second place in the standings with 18 points, while Verde is ninth with six units.
On the next day, on October 7, Argentina will visit Paraguay and Bolivia will go to Ecuador’s payments. EFE (HN)