By Gura Garcia
Jun 20, 2024, 10:59 AM EDT
Lionel Messi continues to make history in the world of foot ball and in the Copa América 2024 which will be premiering today with the confrontation between the recent world champions, Argentina and Canada, the star from Rosario will seek to start on the right foot the defense of the title won by the Albicelestes in the 2021 edition.
Lionel Messi has the possibility of breaking many more records in this new edition of the Copa América and among them is the power to become the player with the most games played in the history of the Copa América with a total of 35 appearances throughout its 7 continental championships. So far he ties with 34 with the Chilean Sergio Livingstone, one of the highest level goalkeepers between the 40s and 50s.
Ángel Romano from Uruguay and Alex Aguinaga from Ecuador, are the players with the most contested editions, with a total of 8 each. Messi would stay for one edition if he never again competes in the great American football event.
Another of the records that Messi is very close to being able to break will be that of becoming the player that more times he achieves victory. He needs to win at least 3 more games to be able to become the absolute leader in a classification that so far is headed by the Brazilian Zizinho with 23 victories in 33 games, while Messi has 21 games won in 34 duels in which he participated.
Messi could also become the man who wins the most times
The former ’10’ of the Barcelona Football Club and who also defended the colors of Paris Saint Germain, He is already the footballer with the most games played in the history of the World Cup. The final that crowned him world champion in Qatar 2022 added Leo Messi’s tally to 26 matches in World Cups. The Argentine forward left behind the data of a German myth like Lothar Matthäus.
The player who has played the most times for the Albiceleste team
Messi will retire as the player who has defended the colors of the national team the most times Argentina in the two great tournaments that every professional player dreams of playing: World Cup and Copa América. Curiously, his greatest “sports rival”, the Portuguese striker and former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is the man who has played the most matches in the Euro Cup throughout history, with 26 appearances. till the date.
It must be remembered that Messi is not the top scorer in the history of the Copa América. He has scored a total of 13 goals so far, four of the 17 set by the Argentine Norberto Méndez in the 1940s and the Brazilian Zizinho in the 1950s. In the 21st century, two footballers who have been called up have scored one more goal than ‘la Pulga’: Paolo Guerrero in the Peruvian national team and Eduardo Vargas in Chile. Competition for a Messi who governs his continent.
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