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Lionel Messi Scores Brace As La Albiceleste Continue Their Domination
¡@Argentina pisó fuerte en Lima y se llevó otro triunfo! Venció a @SeleccionPeru por 2-0 con un doblete de Lionel Messi y sigue con puntaje perfecto en las #EliminatoriasSudamericanas 🔝🇦🇷#CreeEnGrande pic.twitter.com/FhduB4aka9
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) October 18, 2023
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