Messi vs Brazil — 3-4 (3G) · 2012-06-09

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Friendlies2012-06-09 · 15:00:00

3-4

Brazil

Argentina

HT 2–1

MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford · 81,994 spectatorsRef: Jair Marrufo

3Goals

Hat-trick

“Messi reaches 400 career goal contributions with a hat-trick against Brazil, turning a high-profile friendly into a personal milestone night as he tears through Argentina’s greatest rivals from open play.”

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Friendlies·2012-06-09

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Brazil

Argentina

Fernando Gago

Rômulo1–0

1–0

Lionel Messi1–1

1–1

Lionel Messi1–2

1–2

Rafael

HT1–2

Gonzalo Higuaín

Oscar2–2

2–2

▲Giuliano

▼Oscar

Javier Mascherano

▲Giuliano

▼Oscar

Javier Mascherano

▲Pablo Guiñazú

▼José Sosa

▲Pablo Guiñazú

▼José Sosa

▲Alexandre Pato

▼Leandro Damião

▲Alexandre Pato

▼Leandro Damião

Hulk3–2

3–2

▲Casemiro

▼Rômulo

▲Sergio Agüero

▼Ángel Di María

▲Casemiro

▼Rômulo

▲Sergio Agüero

▼Ángel Di María

Fernández F.3–3

3–3

▲Danilo

▼Rafael

▲Danilo

▼Rafael

Casemiro

▲Lucas Leiva

▼Hulk

▲Lucas Leiva

▼Hulk

Lionel Messi3–4

3–4

▲E. Lavezzi

▼Gonzalo Higuaín

▲Hugo Campagnaro

▼Clemente Rodríguez

▲E. Lavezzi

▼Gonzalo Higuaín

▲Hugo Campagnaro

▼Clemente Rodríguez

Marcelo

E. Lavezzi

Marcelo

E. Lavezzi

FT3–4

Milestones

25Argentina goals

A quarter-century of goals for his country marked the point where he shifted from prodigy to the undisputed focal point of Argentina’s attack. From here on, every international strike would feel like it was rewriting national records in real time.

400goal contributions

Reached 400 career goal contributions (goals + assists)

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