On a night when Argentine fans were allowed to see his national team for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Messi burst into tears as he lifted the Copa America trophy at the memorial stadium. Toady we will discuss about Messi: Vs Bolivia| Hat Trick| Goals for PSG| Nickname
Messi: Vs Bolivia| Hat Trick| Goals for PSG| Nickname
Lionel Messi scored 79 goals to rise above Pele as South America’s top international scorer with a hat-trick to guide Argentina to a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. Messi got the opener after 14 minutes in Buenos Aires, dancing around the Bolivian defense before rolling the ball into the net from just outside the box.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionel Andrés Messi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Grandoli | ||
| 1995–2000 | Newell’s Old Boys | ||
| 2000–2003 | Barcelona | ||
Vs Bolivia
He took a 2–0 lead in the 64th minute after working a couple of works with Lautaro Martínez and performing brilliant footwork in the packed penalty box, then completed a hat-trick with two minutes remaining, hitting home a reflex from close range. dropped it.
The top four teams qualify automatically and the fifth-placed team advances to an inter-regional playoff. Earlier on Thursday, Miguel Borja scored two goals in two minutes to give Colombia a 3-1 win over Chile in Barranquilla.
He received first from the penalty spot after 19 minutes and then a minute later through goal, slipping the ball under the keeper to make it 2-0. Jean Menis pulled back once for Chile in the 56th minute but Luis Dias restored Colombia to a two-goal lead with 16 minutes left. Colombia is fifth in the qualifying table, with Ecuador in fourth place, while Chile is in eighth.
Meanwhile, Brazil’s leaders relied on Neymar to secure an eighth victory in eight matches with a comfortable 2-0 win over Peru on Thursday.
Brazil have 24 points and second-placed Argentina has 18, both having played eight matches, one less that their Superclassico on Sunday after other rivals were suspended due to COVID-19 protocols. FIFA has not yet decided whether that match will be played again.
Hat Trick
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to guide Argentina to a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier, rising above Pele to become South America’s top men’s international scorer with 79 goals. Messi got the opener after 14 minutes in Buenos Aires, dancing around the Bolivian defense before curling up from right outside the box.
Goals for PSG
After a year of speculation, Lionel Messi finally completed a shock transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.
It looked like Messi was ready to stay at Barcelona on reduced terms, but due to financial problems at the Camp Nou, he would team up a significant number of world-class stars such as Neymar and Marco Verratti in Ligue 1.
Messi finally moving to a new league at the age of 34 will be the most fascinating story of European football’s 2021/22 season – and home honors in France will almost certainly follow.
While further circumstances forced him to leave Barca against his will, it is a move he hopes will increase his chances of winning a fifth Champions League trophy before his career ends.
Nickname
La pulga means flea in English and it is no secret why it has been a nickname for Lionel Messi – because of his height. While some still think that some Argentine journalist took the surname of Messi as in 2005, it was Leo’s two older brothers who gave him La Pulguita (the little flea) in his early days.
