Updated On: 30 March, 2023 07:52 AM IST | Santiago del Estero (Argentina) | AFP
Argentina’s World Cup-winning skipper scores hat-trick to reach 100 international goals in 7-0 rout of Curacao

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (right) celebrates with teammate Giovani Lo Celso after scoring against Curacao during an international friendly at the Madre de Ciudades Stadium in Argentina on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
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.
Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero. It came 17 years after he opened his Argentina account in a 3-2 defeat to Croatia in March 2006.