Lionel Messi is for many the greatest. Even when the Argentine practices his walking football in the World Cup, at the age of 39, the Messi magic comes exactly where Argentina needed it, all the way to the World Cup final. In Italy, it was another Argentine who made the big headlines this weekend, where the Messi name was also part of the event.
Now, we’re not going to compare a hat-trick for Barcelona with a hat-trick for Fiorentina, but no one should take away the 19-year-and-28-day-old Mastantuono the honour of relegating Messi himself away from one of the many record thrones.
Real Madrid’s Argentine, who is on loan at Fiorentina this season, was the big hero on Friday in the Serie A match against Venice.
Mastantuono, 19 years and 28 days young, scored a hat-trick, thus erasing Lionel Messi’s record. The Barcelona icon held the record for being the youngest Argentine to score a hat-trick in a top 5 league, now Mastantuono holds the record, reports ESPN.
During his first season in Madrid, the teenager played an impressive 35 games for Real Madrid, with 3 goals and 1 assist. The right winger was brought in from River Plate, already history is being written.
