When his country most needed him, Lionel Messi did the business.
Questions have been asked of the Barcelona superstar again and again with regards his influence on Argentina's fortunes - particularly with the Albiceleste struggling for a spot at next year's finals in Russia.
But Messi answered his critics with arguably his greatest ever/most important performance, putting the weight of a country on his shoulders and carrying them to the 2018 World Cup finals.
Argentina's greatest-ever goalscorer scored all three goals - a 44th career hat-trick - as Jorge Sampaoli's men ran to a 3-1 victory over Ecuador, in the altitude of Quito.
Having fallen behind inside a minute thanks to Romario Ibarra, Argentina bit back, with Messi scoring twice in eight first-half minutes to put the visitors in front.
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/watch-lionel-messi-argentina-hattrick-11322938
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