Argentinian striker Lionel Messi broke the Copa America record in the number of matches played. This is reported by the statistics portal. Opta.
Last night’s game against Canada was the South American forward’s 35th game. Thus, Messi surpassed the success of Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingston, who played 34 matches in the tournament in the middle of the last century.
The match between Argentina and Canada ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of the current world champion.
Messi was transferred to Inter Miami, which plays in MLS, in the summer of 2023. On August 20 last year, the Argentinian won the League Cup, the first trophy in America. Messi played 15 matches in MLS this season and scored 14 goals.
In December 2022, Messi became world champion as part of the Argentine national team. In the decisive match, Argentina beat France. This is the first trophy of this kind in the career of a star football player. He scored over 100 goals in the national team.
The Argentinian player played in Catalan Barcelona, ​​where Messi graduated, from 2003 to 2021. He has been playing for the Blaugrana youth team since 2000.
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Source: Gazeta
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