Lionel Messi has surpassed the number of goals of Brazilian legend Pele in international matches, to become the best scorer in Latin America, after scoring a hat trick and leading Argentina to a big victory over Bolivia with 3-0.
After his match winning hat trick on Thursday night Lionel Messi is now at the top spot in the list of leading Conmebol scorers with 79 goals to his name. The second spot is occupied by Pele with 77 goals.
“I really wanted to be able to enjoy it,” Messi said after the match. “I waited a long time for this, I looked for it and I dreamed of it. It’s a unique moment for the way it happened after so much waiting’.
“There was no better way to celebrate this than to be here. My mother, my brothers are in the stands,They suffered a lot and today, they are here celebrating. I’m very happy’.
Messi, the best player in the world six times, raised his score to 79 goals with Argentina, which is steadily moving towards qualification for the Qatar World Cup 2022.
In his 153rd international match, the 34-year-old Messi equaled the tally of three time world champion Pele 77 goals in 91 games, by opening the scoring with a distinctive long shot .
The player, who recently moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, on August 10 two-year contract with PSG that gives him a $41 million annual net salary, including bonuses.
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