Lionel Messi No.10 ofArgentina moves againstFelipe Baloy No.23 ofPanama on his way toscoring his third goal duringa match in the 2016 CopaAmerica Centenario atSoldier Field on Saturday inChicago, Illinois.AFP PHOTO➉ Lionel Messi No.10 ofArgentina moves againstFelipe Baloy No.23 ofPanama on his way toscoring his third goal duringa match in the 2016 CopaAmerica Centenario atSoldier Field on Saturday inChicago, Illinois.AFP PHOTO
Lionel Messi No.10 ofArgentina moves againstFelipe Baloy No.23 ofPanama on his way toscoring his third goal duringa match in the 2016 CopaAmerica Centenario atSoldier Field on Saturday inChicago, Illinois.AFP PHOTO➉ Lionel Messi No.10 ofArgentina moves againstFelipe Baloy No.23 ofPanama on his way toscoring his third goal duringa match in the 2016 CopaAmerica Centenario atSoldier Field on Saturday inChicago, Illinois.AFP PHOTO

CHICAGO: Lionel Messi scored a magical hat-trick in 19 minutes  as Argentina cruised into the Copa America Centenario quarterfinals with a 5-0 rout of Panama on Friday (Saturday in Manila).

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