SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO (Argentina), March 29 — Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions as they romped to a 7-0...
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO , March 29 — Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions as they romped to a 7-0 friendly win over outclassed Curacao.
He remains third in the all-time list, behind great rival Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Iran’s Ali Daei .Messi had come up short on Thursday last week when he notched his 99th goal for the Albiceleste as Argentina toiled in their homecoming celebration match against Panama. Curacao, ranked 86th by world governing body Fifa, could only hold out for 20 minutes before Messi took a pass from Giovanni Lo Ceslo, cut inside his marker onto his weaker right foot and fired a low shot into the bottom corner.
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