Lionel Messi is once again at the peak of his powers for Argentina, having scored a phenomenal 47-minute hat-trick to give his national team a 3-0 lead over Estonia.
Messi, 34, was in scintillating form for Argentina against Italy in Finalissima on June 1. He has continued his impressive performance in the 3-0 win over Italy against Estonia.
The legendary forward tucked home an 8th-minute penalty when Germán Pezzella was fouled by Matvei Igonen. He would then add to his tally with a fine effort on the stroke of half-time, gliding past Estonian defenders after an astute pass from Pau Gomez.
Messi would grab his third in the 47th minute with a brilliant finish following an impressive build-up play with the Argentinian at the forefront of the move. It’s been a game all about the Paris Saint-Germain star and he has shown why many are in the belief that he may deliver Argentina the World Cup in Qatar.
Here are some reactions on Twitter to Messi’s hat-trick, with his international tally now standing at 84 goals:
HATTRICK MESSI! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/pJheXku4Y6
— ???????????? ???????????????? ???? (@TheEuropeanLad) June 5, 2022
Unpopular opinion: If Messi played against the teams European nations play on the regular, he would have 150+ goals at the international level.
— MC (@CrewsMat10) June 5, 2022
For real ????Imagine if Messi had spent his career playing against these European teams in the striker role than a playmaker, he would have had at least 2000 international goals by now #ArgentinaEstonia #GOAT #Player of the Year
— BLAME BS (@Bobosilver1) June 5, 2022
What if Messi was the one playing against Luxembourg and co.?????
— Dannielle???????? (@danny_idy) June 5, 2022
Messi might equal Ronaldo's goal tally against Estonia ???????? (One of Ronaldo's most favorite opponents) in one game tonight
— MAJIDADEE ???? (@yahya_mlawal) June 5, 2022
Two first-half goals for Leo Messi against Estonia.
It’s what he does ????????#Messi???? pic.twitter.com/zGpdHeQHrx— Ahmed Kabir (@ahmedkabirnaim) June 5, 2022
Messi having a taste of what Ronaldo is enjoying
— B R Y S O N ???? (@iaBRYSON) June 5, 2022
If only Messi would’ve played against European teams instead of South American, he’d have double the amount of goals of Ronaldo ???? pic.twitter.com/T9D4oJqn0n
— Ziad is NOT in pain (@Ziad_EJ) June 5, 2022
