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The Argentine national team turned things around on Tuesday with a 6-0 victory over Bolivia at the Monumental. After the setback against Colombia and the draw in Venezuela on an impossible playing field, Lionel Scaloni's team needed a show of character to remember why they lead the Conmebol qualifiers. Their rivals for the evening were doing well but could do nothing against a lethal Albiceleste with an excited Lionel Messi, author of a hat-trick and two assists. The rest of the team joined in and a true Argentine party took place. The first half was an Argentine monologue, with a growing role for the Flea who capitalised on the whole game. Julián Álvarez was the first to make Guillermo Viscarra move with a chance, but the collective pressure was what would bear fruit at 18 minutes. The visitors tried to play down the left, but Marcelo Suárez slipped and Lautaro Martínez took advantage to set up Messi, who finished low and to the near post in front of the goalkeeper. La Scaloneta continued to dominate the game, waiting for a new moment to strike. Messi tried again with an Olympic corner and a free kick that looked for the angle, both frustrated by Vizcarra. Until, at 42, in a quick exit Julián Álvarez assisted Messi, who was left running in front of the goalkeeper and, instead of defining, he passed to his left so that Lautaro Martínez could finish at will. When the stadium was already a party, there was more joy before the break: at 47, Messi executed a free kick from the front to set up Julián Álvarez on the left, who faced Viscarra and beat him with a shot to the far post. The start of the second half was much more lively than its predecessor, with Nicolás Otamendi converting a header after a goal that was ruled out by VAR due to a very fine offside by Nicolás Tagliafico, who was in the path of the ball. After another threat from Alexis Mac Allister was defused by Viscarra, Scaloni decided to start dismantling the trident but not its offensive vocation. At 24', Thiago Almada, who had come on for Araña, received an assist from the right from Nahuel Molina who converted the fourth with a low shot. Against a completely crushed opponent, there were still more gems from Messi: at 38', he faced the middle and finished with his right foot! And at 40', after a combination with the debutant Nicolás Paz, with a similar resolution to the previous one but with his more skillful profile. A tremendous end to such a party, to end the FIFA date well up with 23 points, above Colombia (19) and Uruguay (16). For more information, visit http://www.tycsports.com