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He had not been able to be in the last double date of the Qualifiers, against Chile (3-0) and Colombia (1-2), due to the cursed injury to his right ankle that he suffered in the middle of the Copa America final and that made him shed several tears on the bench. That is why Lionel Messi's match tonight against Bolivia at the Monumental had a special flavor: it was the first as two-time continental champion in his country. And his return could not be any other way: he scored three goals and gave two assists! in the 6-0 triumph. In addition, he showed luxury, almost scored a great goal from a free kick and even tried to score an Olympic goal... At 18 minutes into the first half, Marcelo Suárez slipped when he tried to come out from the back, Lautaro Martínez stole the ball from him and left the Flea one-on-one, who did not forgive: he defined with his left foot, against the goalkeeper's post and scored 1-0 in favor of the Albiceleste. Shortly before the end of the first half, the National Team's attacking trident appeared. Julián Álvarez made a tremendous pass to the Rosario star, who faced up and returned the favor to Lautaro: he left him alone with the goal to score the 2-0. Later, the Ten rubbed the lamp again. This time, to assist his other teammate: from behind, he chipped it to the Spider, who defined with his right foot and scored the 3-0 in favor of the Albiceleste, to the delight of the entire Monumental. In the second half, the Flea pulled the strings of the team and exploded at the end, with two more goals: one with his right foot and another with a left foot (after a great connection with Nico Paz). Messi returned to play in Argentina and put on another show: he scored three goals and gave two assists. He participated in five of the six goals scored by the Albiceleste, became the top scorer of the Qualifiers (with 6) and took the ball home. The end of another special night at the Monumental, a new performance by the Rosario star with the Argentine National Team jersey. For more information, visit http://www.tycsports.com