Argentina remained undefeated in the 2026 World Cup qualifying rounds, while Brazil faced difficulties. This was possible due to Lionel Messi’s outstanding performance in the first half, scoring two goals and leading the Albiceleste to a 2-0 victory against Peru, concluding the October international break.
Messi came close to scoring a hat-trick as well, but his third goal was disallowed after a review by VAR.
However, Suarez’s record of the highest number of career qualification goals in CONMEBOL action, which stood at 31, was surpassed by Messi and his partner.
The match lasted 90 minutes and was highly physical, but Peru was consistently outplayed by Argentina. Argentina had control of the ball for almost 70% of the time and had 6 shots on target, while Peru had none.
Argentina now has a five-point lead in the standings, having won all four matches without letting in a goal.
This comes after Brazil’s loss to Uruguay, in which Neymar got injured.