Lionel Messi Celebrates Argentina’s ‘Routine’ World Cup Qualifier Win Over Peru

• Argentina continued their perfect start to the World Cup qualifier campaign
• Lionel Messi returned to the starting 11 and scored twice to help secure a 2-0 win over Peru
• The captain celebrated the win on Instagram with a caption that suggests it's business as usual

Lionel Messi and Argentina are finding things too easy at the moment, and the captain stylishly expressed this on social media after another routine win over Peru.

The captain returned to the starting 11 for the first time since the 1-0 win over Ecuador, having missed the game against Bolivia and played off the bench against Paraguay.

Messi scored twice against Peru to help the world champions to a 2-0 win and maintain their perfect start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.

La Albiceleste have won four out of four, scoring seven and conceding zero goals. At this point, a win feels like a normal thing for the reigning Copa America champions.

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Messi reacts to Argentina's win

The Inter Miami star is enjoying his time with the national team and is a different player for his country. He puts the team first, and despite scoring twice, it was all about the team.

In his Instagram post after the game, he celebrated the team's win without talking about his individual stats, and his caption suggested winning has become a normal thing for the team.

"Another important win in Lima to keep adding together. Let's go!!!" he wrote.

The former Barcelona star also had a record to go home with. As noted by Fox Soccer, he became South America's all-time top scorer in World Cup qualifiers with 31 goals, surpassing Uruguay's Luis Suarez with 29 goals.

Messi compares Argentina to Guardiola's Barcelona

Sports Brief reported on Messi comparing Argentina to Guardiola's Barcelona after yet another impressive performance from the world champions.

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Barca, under Guardiola between 2008 and 2012, is regarded as one of the best teams ever, and the Inter Miami star thinks it's a lot, but his current Argentina side are very close to 'prime' Barcelona.

The 36-year-old won four Ballon d'Or under the Spanish boss and is expected to pick up his third under Scaloni and his record-extending eighth.