“I’m not one to look for records.”

“Lionel Messi (37, Inter Miami) has made subtle comments that appear to be aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo (39, Al Nasr),” the British newspaper Tribuna reported on Saturday.

The Argentina national team defeated Bolivia 6-0 in the 10th round of the 2026 FIFA North and Central American World Cup qualifiers at El Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday.

Messi scored three goals, along with goals from Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez, and Thiago Almada, to lead Argentina to a convincing victory.

In addition to his three goals, Messi was still at his best in the game, dishing out two assists, completing 81% of his passes, creating four chances, taking six touches in the opponent’s box, winning 100% of his dribbles, and winning eight balls into the final third..

Messi was overjoyed after completing his hat-trick,

Telling reporters in the Mixed Zone: 메이저사이트 “I scored my 100th goal for the national team wearing the number 10 shirt. It’s the 58th hat trick of your career and the 10th hat trick for the national team, so is that why you were so happy?”

Messi replied, “No. I didn’t know. I don’t care about records. I’m just happy to score a goal,” Messi replied.

Tribuna then commented that Messi’s remarks were aimed at his rival Ronaldo. “Ronaldo famously said, ‘I’m not chasing the records, the records are chasing me,’” the outlet noted.

“Some fans may remember Ronaldo saying ‘I’ve scored 47 goals’ at the beginning of 2022,” the article continued, referring to Messi’s very different attitude from Ronaldo.

Meanwhile, Argentina, who were led by Messi’s brilliance, currently sit atop the South American qualifiers with 22 points, having won seven, drawn one and lost two of their 10 matches.