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Not too much, how many goals did the VAR cancelle Lionel Messi in his carrer?

Leo was able to score a hat-trick against Peru, but technology took away the possibility of celebrating in triplicate.

By William Estrella

Leo was able to score a hat-trick against Peru, but technology took away the possibility of celebrating in triplicate.
Leo was able to score a hat-trick against Peru, but technology took away the possibility of celebrating in triplicate.

Lionel Messi returned to the starting lineup in the match between the Argentine National Team and Peru and did so as if he had spent his time away in the time capsule that Goku used. The captain of the world champions not only scored a double and left hints of his best football, he was also about to score his third goal.

With a nose for goals, he found a rebound after a cross from Nicolás González and pushed it to make it 3-0 as Gallese looked on, who immediately raised his hand asking for offside. The VAR called Jesús Valenzuela and the referee sanctioned offside after reviewing the play. During his career, Messi scored 821 goals in 1,044 games.

The Argentine star celebrated the double with his teammates and, later, raised his hands to the sky to dedicate the goal. The players of the Peruvian team, for their part, had no choice but to lament on the field while their rivals celebrated.

How many goals were disallowed from Messi by VAR in his entire career?

If it weren't for the intervention of the VAR, he would add eight more goals to his personal account. The first time that technology left it uncelebrated took place on November 2, 2019 in Barcelona's 3-1 loss to Levante. With the Culé team he "suffered" it on four other occasions: 2020 against Atlético Madrid, Villarreal and Napoli and 2021 against Alavés. During his time at PSG he only happened once in Ligue 1 in a match against Montpellier, while with the Argentine National Team it had happened against Paraguay in La Bombonera.


William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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