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Yesterday, most likely, the day will be long remembered in Lionel Messi's memory. With the Argentine national team, the legendary forward in the South American qualifiers for the World Cup defeated the Bolivian national team 3-0 at home and Lionel himself scored a hat-trick in the match. Moreover, those three goals secured an all-time record for a South American player for Messi. Messi scored his 77th, 78th, and 79th goals for the Argentine national team and became the all-time highest scorer for any South American national team. The PSG forward surpassed the legendary Pele, who had scored 77 goals representing the Brazilian national team. And finally, L. Messi yesterday had the opportunity to finally lift the "Copa America" trophies and celebrate properly with the Argentine national team fans. Of course, the football legend could not hold back his tears of joy. Video of the day. Leo Messi crying tears of joy after finally celebrating Copa America with Argentinian people. 🇦🇷🏆 #Messi…and yes, it's even more beautiful than his great hattrick scored tonight, becoming best South American scorer in history.pic.twitter.com/28Hbl7LBEZ - Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 10, 2021 Leo Messi = South America's highest men's international goalscorer 🔥🔥🔥🇦🇷 7️⃣9️⃣ Messi🇧🇷 7️⃣7️⃣ Pelé🇧🇷 6️⃣9⃣ Neymar🇺🇾 6️⃣4️⃣ Luis Suárez🇧🇷 6️⃣2️⃣ Ronaldo#UCL pic.twitter.com/eh49SK6PTg - UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 10, 2021
