06/15/2024 08:15am.
In his last function before the America Cupthe Argentine National Team danced to Guatemala with an undisputed prominence of Lionel Messiwho scored two of the four goals of the date and He broke a new record with our country’s shirt.
In this opportunity, The captain reached 108 goals with the National Team jersey, a figure that places him with twice as many goals as Gabriel Batistuta (forward who follows him on the list of top scorers) in the standings. Furthermore, as if that were not enough, he also attended Lautaro Martínez with a luxury pass.
Since its debut, which took place on August 16, 2005 in a friendly against HungaryThe star he scored in 75 of the 182 games he played. At the same time, The rival who scored the most goals in a single match was Estoniacombined to which he scored five goals in a friendly before the Qatar World Cup.
Another no less important fact is that His best streak was between the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023moment in which became eight consecutive matches with Argentina. At the time, Leo scored from the round of 16 of the World Cup until the match against Ecuador for the South American Qualifiers.
Due to a muscle injury, Lionel Messi was able to play only two of the four friendlies that took place in 2024. After missing the FIFA date in March, the captain returned to add minutes with the Argentine National Team in view of Ecuador and Guatemala, a rival against whom he scored a double. However, his season in the Inter Miami (team in which he has played since mid-2023) was more than good. Until now, the star recorded 14 goals in 15 games in which he also distributed 11 assists.
With this panorama at the door, 10 arrives in optimal conditions at the Copa Américaa competition in which the world champions will seek to defend the title obtained in 2021 against Brazil at the Maracaná and will debut on June 20 against Canada.
The next meeting of the national team will be on June 20, the day in which they will face Canada in the opening match of the Copa America 2024. The meeting will begin at 9:00 p.m. (Argentina), although prior to it the opening show of the competition will be held. This match will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, located in the city of Atlanta.
6/20: Argentina vs. Canada (Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta)
6/25: Chile vs. Argentina (MetLife Stadium, New Jersey)
6/29: Argentina vs. Peru (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)
