In a group match of the South American qualifying round for the World Cup.
Argentina
The team showed great offensive firepower. At the start of the game, both players entered the field and the game started quickly.
In the 9th minute, Messi made a series of passes in the center of the field, and the opponent had no choice but to draw a foul. In the 15th minute, Alvarez fired a shot from the left to the far corner of the goal, but the goalkeeper confiscated it. 19th minute.
Bolivia
Lautaro made a mistake at the back and assisted Messi with a free kick. In the 30th minute, Messi's free kick was blocked by the wall. In the 35th minute, Messi again took a free kick, the goalkeeper flew to pounce on the ball out of the bottom line.
Before half time, Messi first unselfishly distributed the ball, assisted Lautaro to put the empty goal, Argentina 2 - 0 lead. Later, Messi's free kick was headed home by Alvarez to give Argentina a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, Otamendi scored a header, but the goal was disallowed because Tagliafico interfered with the goalkeeper from an offside position. In the 59th minute, Alvarez's header from the penalty area went just over the bar. In the 60th minute, McAllister's shot from the penalty area went over the goalkeeper's head. In the 69th minute, Almada scored off a cross from Molina to give Argentina a 4-0 lead.
In the 84th minute, Messi broke through and scored a right-footed goal to increase the lead to 5-0, and in the 86th minute, Messi scored a left-footed goal with an assist from Niko Paz to complete his hat-trick. In the end, Argentina showed their competitiveness in the qualifiers with a 6-0 victory.
