Lionel Messi broke a tie with Iran’s Ali Daei to develop into the second all-time high scorer in males’s worldwide soccer with a objective in opposition to Canada within the Copa America semifinals.
The Argentine’s 51st minute objective was his 109th for La Albiceleste. Except for securing an opportunity to compete for his or her second straight Copa America title with a 2-0 win, Messi’s scoring effort moved him one objective away from the Iranian legend.
Nevertheless, Messi should rating 21 extra targets in worldwide colours to overhaul Cristiano Ronaldo’s 130 for Portugal.
Messi’s scrappy effort from shut vary was his first objective for the 2023 Copa America and 14th general within the match.
Earlier than getting forward, Messi tied Daei on the all-time scoring checklist with two targets in a 4-1 win over Guatemala within the eve of Copa America’s kickoff in the USA.
Lionel Messi turned the second-highest goalscorer in worldwide soccer on Tuesday
With a objective in opposition to Canada within the Copa America semifinal, Messi broke his tie with Ali Daei
Except for transferring up within the goalscoring ranks, Messi broke one other report on this 12 months’s match with an look milestone of their opening sport.
In his thirty fifth look throughout seven editions of the competitors, the Inter Miami star broke a report that belonged to Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone since 1953. The long run legend made his first match look in 2007.
With Messi nonetheless trailing the Portuguese star, India’s Sunil Chhetri sits behind Daei with 93 targets for the Blue Tigers. In the meantime, Mokhtar Dahari of Malaysia rounds up the highest 5 with 89 targets.
Throughout males’s and ladies’s divisions, Canada’s Christine Sinclair holds the all-time scoring report with 190 targets in 328 worldwide appearances.
Messi wants 21 extra targets for Argentina to catch Cristiano Ronaldo’s 130 targets for Portugal
With a 2-0 win, Messi helped his nation safe their second straight Copa America ultimate berth
Messi led Argentina to Copa America glory in 2021 earlier than successful the World Cup in 2022
After successful the Copa America in 2021, Messi led Argentina to successful the FIFA World Cup in Qatar the next 12 months.
His report books now embrace 186 caps, 109 targets, and 56 assists for his nation.
Whereas bidding for his third trophy with the senior workforce, Messi additionally holds an Olympic gold medal, which he gained with Argentina’s U-23 facet on the Beijing Video games in 2008.
