WATCH: Rosario celebrates as Lionel Messi scores hattrick for Argentina on his 36th birthday

Argentina skipper, Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick on his birthday at the Juan Roman Riquelme testimonial. Messi was one of the big names at the Riquelme testimonial at the home of Boca Juniors, La Bombonera on Saturday.May 24. La Bombonera organized events for a lot of players from Argentina, including Messi, Carlos Bianchi, Lionel Scaloni, Walter Samuel, Pablo Aimar, Maxi Rodriguez, Leandro Paredes, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, and Jorge Bermudez.

Rosario, Argentina celebrated Messi’s 36th birthday as there was a string of excitement. Each and every person in La Bombonerawas dancing and enjoying his birthday as he scored a hat trick for his team. “It had been a long time since I spent a birthday in Rosario with my family and friends. It’s the first time since I’ve been world champion, so it’s special,” Messi was quoted as saying.

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Lionel Messi's hometown, Rosario, Argentina, celebrating his 36th birthday 🥳🇦🇷

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Lionel Messi won two Golden Balls in FIFA World Cup

With 91 goals scored in 2012 – 79 for Barcelona and 12 for Argentina – Messi set a new record for the most goals scored in a single year. Also, he holds the Champions League records for both the most goals scored in the group stage (80) and the round of 16 (29 goals). Messi is the first player from Argentina to score 100 goals. He hit the century mark on March 28 of this year during a friendly game against Curaçao. He even did it in style, scoring three goals in the 7-0 victory.

Argentina’s 28-year title drought was ended when the Inter Miami star led his side to the Copa America victory. This historic win solidified his legacy and answered all concerns about his ability to perform on a global stage. The Argentinean is now three short of his former Barcelona teammate Dani Alves’s record of winning 46 major club and international awards, as he has 43 to his name so far. He scored 672 goals and made 269 assists for Barcelona. In addition, he is the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball award twice.