World champion Argentina flooded Bolivia with Messi's hat-trick goal

Lionel Scaloni's side thrashed Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier at home. Messi-Alvarez returned to victory after beating Bolivia 6-0. Argentinian captain Lionel Messi scored a hat trick for the team.

Before this, Argentina's rhythm suddenly fell. 12 consecutive match wins
The Argentine team lost to Colombia last month. Just over a month later, Lionel Scaloni's side failed to win against Venezuela. The Albiceleste have had a disappointing time with two consecutive matches without a win. But after that disappointment, the world champions turned around like world champions.

The match will be played on Wednesday (16 October) at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires at 6 am Bangladesh time. The hosts dominated the first half of the match at the Estadio Mas Monumental. Albiceleste scored three goals in the first half. Messi's clinical left-footed finish from Martinez's pass gave Argentina the lead in the 19th minute of the match.

In the 43rd minute of the match, Martinez scored again in the pair of Messi-Martinez. This striker of Inter Milan doubled the lead by getting the ball into an empty net.

The third goal of the match came in the third minute of extra time in the first half. The hosts got a free-kick in the 48th minute. Julian Alvarez scored a great goal after receiving Messi's measured cross and controlling the ball with his chest. Argentina went into the break with a lead of three goals.

Argentina controlled the game in the second half as well. Almada came on as a replacement for Alvarez in the 65th minute. And he saw the goal in the 70th minute.

Then Messi showed two goals in just two minutes to complete his hat trick, Argentina's captain. In the 84th minute, Messi scored after receiving a pass from Palacios from midfield past two Bolivian players. Two minutes after that, Messi completed his hat-trick by getting a back pass from Nico Paz from outside the D-box. This is Messi's 10th hat-trick in Argentina jersey.

In the end, Argentina left the field with this 6-0 goal victory. Messi's team strengthened the top spot in the World Cup qualifying zone. Argentina's 22 points in 10 matches.