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    Lionel Messi celebrates passing 100 international goals with a seventh hat-trick for Argentina in a 7-0 win over Curacao in Santiago del Estero
    Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Argentina in a 3-2 defeat to Croatia in March 2006

    Argentina captain Lionel Messi passed 100 international goals as he scored his seventh international hat-trick in a friendly win at home to Curacao.

    The 35-year-old forward reached the landmark when he opened the scoring on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero.

    He added two more before the break to complete a quickfire treble.

    Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez also scored, before Argentina paraded the World Cup trophy in front of more than 42,000 supporters.

    It was Argentina's second match on home soil since beating France in Qatar on penalties in December to win the World Cup.

    Messi scored his 800th career goal - and 99th for Argentina - in a 2-0 win over Panama in Buenos Aires last week as part of the team's World Cup homecoming tour.

    The Paris St-Germain striker reached three figures for his country when he took a pass from Villarreal's on-loan Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani lo Celso and fired a low shot into the bottom corner.

    Three minutes later Nicolas Gonzalez outjumped goalkeeper Eloy Room to head home from four yards before the Fiorentina winger set up Messi for his second of the night.

    Fernandez made it 4-0 with a shot from distance before Lo Celso released Messi to notch his third in just the 37th minute.

    Angel di Maria and Gonzalo Montiel rounded off the scoring in the second half but the night belonged to Messi, who extended his record as Argentina's all-time record scorer - Gabriel Batistuta is a distant second on 56.

    He remains third on the men's all-time international scoring list behind Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (122) and Iran's Ali Daei (109).

    Line-ups

    Argentina

    Formation 4-3-3

    • 23E Martínez

      Substituted forArmaniat 80'minutes

    • 4Montiel
    • 6Pezzella
    • 19Otamendi

      Substituted forFoythat 50'minutes

    • 8Acuña
    • 17Lo Celso

      Substituted forDi Maríaat 67'minutes

    • 24Fernández

      Substituted forPalaciosat 50'minutes

    • 20Mac Allister

      Substituted forDe Paulat 50'minutesBooked at 81mins

    • 10Messi
    • 22La Martínez

      Substituted forDybalaat 67'minutes

    • 16González

    Substitutes

    • 1Armani
    • 2Foyth
    • 3Tagliafico
    • 5Paredes
    • 7De Paul
    • 9Álvarez
    • 11Di María
    • 12Rulli
    • 13Romero
    • 14Palacios
    • 15Correa
    • 18Rodríguez
    • 21Dybala
    • 25Li Martínez
    • 26Simeone

    Curacao

    Formation 4-3-1-2

    • 1Room
    • 3Gaari
    • 2Martina
    • 4van Eijma

      Substituted forTroupéeat 73'minutes

    • 5Floranus
    • 17Kuwas

      Substituted forSeverinaat 73'minutes

    • 6AnitaBooked at 82mins

      Substituted forRoemeratoeat 84'minutes

    • 10Bacuna

      Substituted forFelidaat 84'minutes

    • 14Gorré

      Substituted forAntonisseat 58'minutes

    • 9Janga

      Substituted forZivkovicat 58'minutes

    • 7Bacuna

    Substitutes

    • 8Roemeratoe
    • 11Zivkovic
    • 12Carmelia
    • 13Ogenia
    • 15Markelo
    • 16Severina
    • 18Hooi
    • 19Troupée
    • 20Felida
    • 21Antonisse
    • 22Bodak
    • 23Doornbusch
    Referee:
    Gustavo Tejera
    Attendance:
    43,000

    Match Stats

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    1. Match ends, Argentina 7, Curaçao 0.

    2. Second Half ends, Argentina 7, Curaçao 0.

    3. Hand ball by Kevin Felida (Curaçao).

    4. Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Argentina).

    5. Kevin Felida (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    6. Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

    7. Foul by Sherel Floranus (Curaçao).

    8. Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

    9. Offside, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.

    10. Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kevin Felida.

    11. Goal! Argentina 7, Curaçao 0. Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.

    12. Offside, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.

    13. Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.

    14. Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.

    15. Substitution, Curaçao. Kevin Felida replaces Leandro Bacuna.

    16. Substitution, Curaçao. Godfried Roemeratoe replaces Vurnon Anita.

    17. Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

    18. Vurnon Anita (Curaçao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    19. Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

    20. Foul by Vurnon Anita (Curaçao).

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