Lionel Messi reacts after scoring all five goals in an Argentine victory

Lionel Messi warned Argentina’s World Cup rivals after scoring all five goals in a friendly match against Estonia.

Messi lost to Italy in the final last week and provided two assists for South American champion, European champion Argentina.

The Paris Saint-Germain striker and Barcelona legend played another great match against Spanish Estonia, first scoring a penalty and scoring two goals in each half as Argentina led 5-0.

Messi is ahead of former Hungarian striker Ferenc Pusk and currently ranks fourth among the top scorers in men’s international football, with Malaysian Moctar Diouf (89), Iranian Ali Dice (109) and Portugal, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo (117). .

This is the first time that the 34-year-old Messi has scored five goals in his own match, and in 2012 he triumphed in Barcelona in a Champions League match.

After his victory in Argentina, Messi wrote on Instagram: We won the final and today we have added more minutes to prepare for the World Cup.

“Thanks again to everyone who came to the site and to those who follow us from afar. We’ll be resting for a few days and we’ll be back soon!”

Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni said: “I don’t know what else to say about Leo. It’s very difficult. He’s like Rafael Nadal, what else can you say?

“I give the journalist the right to speak. There are no words left to describe him, and above all, above all what he does. It’s unique, him, his training… his action and his. works for this shirt.

I have a thank you to Leo. He is an Argentine legend, but also a world soccer legend. I miss the day he doesn’t play anymore.

“It’s great to see him keep playing, so I hope he keeps playing and everyone enjoys it.”

Argentina, along with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland, is part of Group C of the current World Cup in Qatar.

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