Messi holds the Copa America record for the number of matches played
The captain of the Argentina national football team, Lionel Messi, became the Copa America record holder for the number of matches played. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
On the night of June 21, the Argentina team beat the Canadian team (2:0) in the opening match of the tournament taking place in the USA. Messi scored an assist.
The match was Messi’s 35th at the America’s Cup – according to this indicator, the striker beat Chile goalkeeper Sergio Livingston. He has 34 matches to his name.
The current America’s Cup is the seventh in Messi’s career. He first competed in the tournament in 2007. As part of the Cup, Argentina will play against Chile, Peru and Canada in the group stage.
Earlier, Messi’s double helped Argentina win a friendly match with Guatemala. The meeting ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of the Argentines.
Source: Lenta
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