Lionel Messi scores five goals in a single match and climbs the list of all-time international goalscorers

Another mark of legend for Messi 0:39 (CNN) — Lionel Messi scored all five of Argentina’s goals in a 5-0 win over Estonia in an international friendly on Sunday. The 34-year-old opened the scoring with a penalty and added four more goals as his country thrashed. Messi, who has scored 86 goals in 162 international matches, thus overtook Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás in the list of all-time top international scorers. The PSG star trails former Malaysia striker Mokhtar Dahari (89), Iran’s Ali Daei (109) and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese talisman scored twice for Portugal this weekend, extending his record to 117 international goals. Despite his disappointing debut season in Paris, Messi showed that he is still a cut above the rest with his country. His five-goal streak came just days after Argentina beat Italy 3-0 in a heavyweight duel at Wembley Stadium in the Final. Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the international friendly soccer match between Argentina and Estonia at the El Sadar stadium in Pamplona on June 5, 2022. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images) Despite Had he not scored that day, Messi provided two assists in a period performance that reminded everyone why he is considered perhaps the best player in history. Although Estonia was not the most difficult rival for Messi this Sunday, the Argentine did not care. After converting his penalty, the Argentine added a second goal just before half-time with a fine shot into the corner. In the second part, he added three more, and closed his season with a performance to remember.