LIONEL MESSI showed his genius once again with a delightful chip in a 3-0 win over Honduras.
Argentina were on fire in the friendly as Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring in the first half.
Messi, 34, added a second from the penalty spot after Giovani Lo Celso was fouled in the area before the break.
The Paris Saint-Germain star then displayed his brilliance with an outrageous first-time chip over goalkeeper Luis López.
The ball broke to Messi 25 yards from goal and without breaking stride or thinking twice he clipped the ball into the back of the net.
It was an eventful game for the forward as a foul committed against him also sparked a mass altercation.
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Messi came out worse in a 50-50 with Deiby Flores and fell to the ground clutching his face after being shoulder barged.
Team-mate Rodrigo De Paul immediately ran up to Flores to confront him and began gesticulating in his direction.
De Paul was incensed and his reaction led the rest of the Argentina team to get involved in support of Messi.
The referee and Honduras star Romell Quioto had to hold De Paul back as Messi lay on the floor hurt.
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Messi has returned to form at the right time with the Qatar World Cup just weeks away.
He has six goals and eight assists in just 11 games for PSG this season and he continues to break records.
Messi's goal against Lyon last week was his 672nd from open play, which puts him one ahead of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.
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