Who says Leo Messi saves his best for club, holding a little back for country?
Messi hit his first hat trick for Argentina only earlier this year in a 3-1 win over Switzerland.
Saturday in New Jersey, the Barcelona man was at his hat tricking best once again, striking for a trio in a sensational performance over Argentina’s biggest rival, Brazil. Argentina prevailed 4-3 in the back-and-forth friendly before a sellout crowd of 81,994 at MetLife Stadium.
His 84th minute game winner punctuated a dazzling run out of midfield.
Messi scored 73 goals in 60 Barcelona matches in the 2011-2012 season. (That broke the European club record of 67, by Bayern Munich’s Gerd Mueller in 1972-73.)
With nine more for Argentina, Messi totaled an amazing 82 goals (known for most strikers as a “career”) over world soccer’s unofficial “season.”
Two words: A. Mazing.
Here’s the third:
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- cranespy - Jun 10, 2012 at 9:42 AM
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Perhaps an Open Cup tourney for National teams would be the ticket to expanding the beautiful game in the US. An annual 16 team two week MADE FOR TV event with major corporate sponsors and huge CASH prizes and a Stanley Cup style trophy “The PELE Cup” would be a step in the right direction. Play it at multiple stadiums across the US in PRIME TIME on NBC SPORTS………..(ok so I’m a dreamer!)
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