Lionel Messi shone once more in South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, leading Argentina with all the goals in their 3-0 home win against Bolivia.
Meanwhile leaders Brazil counted on Neymar to secure their eighth win in eight matches, an easy 2-0 victory over Peru.
Brazil have 24 points and second-place Argentina 18, both with eight matches played, one less that the other rivals after their superclasico on Sunday was suspended due to COVID-19 protocols. FIFA has yet to decide whether that match will be replayed.
Earlier Uruguay had a 1-0 victory over Ecuador to move into third place on the table.
Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, and Bolivia's Adrian Jusino battle for the ball during a qualifying football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (Juan Roncoroni/Pool via AP).
South American World Cup qualifiers are scheduled to have another three rounds in October, which could trigger another war with European clubs that don't want their players to travel to the region due to demands for quarantine upon their return. Except for Argentina and Colombia, no South American team managed to bring their Premier League players for the international window.
The top four teams in South American qualifiers get direct spots at next year’s World Cup in Qatar, and the fifth-place team will go into an intercontinental playoff.
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