ROME (ITALPRESS) – Messi-show at the Monumental in Buenos Aires, where Argentina immediately put the draw with Venezuela behind them and overwhelmed Bolivia 6-0. Absolute scorer the former Barcelona star, who unlocked it on 19′ after an effective pressing by Lautaro Martinez and then, at the end of the first half, returned the favor to the Nerazzurri striker. In the recovery there is also room for Julian Alvarez’s 3-0, again on an assist from Messi, who goes on target two more times in the match’s finale, completing his hat trick. In between was Thiago Almada’s tentative 4-0. “I am happy with the victory,” Pulga’s words after the match, “I want to enjoy this, it excites me more than ever to be here. I hope to continue to be well and have fun on the field.” Argentina leads the South American qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup with 22 points after 10 matches, +3 ahead of Colombia, which overwhelmed Chile 4-0 with signatures from Sanchez, Diaz, Duran and Sinisterra. On the field throughout the match was Lucumì from Bologna, a few minutes in the final for Juventus’ Cabal, bench for Cagliari’s Mina. Bielsa’s Uruguay no longer knows how to win, stuck at 0-0 at the Estadio Centenario by Ecuador and joined at 16 by Brazil. Signs of recovery for the Seleçao, which after the victory over Chile grants an encore: 4-0 over Peru at the “Mane Garrincha” in Brasilia. Match dominated by the greenoro, although it takes two penalties by Raphinha to point it in the right direction before Andreas Pereira and Luiz Henrique secure the victory. Only bench for Danilo. The big star on the South American night, however, was the grenadier Sanabria, who dragged Paraguay to a 2-1 win over Venezuela: Aramburu put the Vinotinto ahead, Enciso missed the penalty of the possible equalizer but Sanabria, who entered after halftime, made up for it by first deflecting Alonso’s cross into the net and then scoring a header on Romo’s rebound.- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
