Lionel Messi has officially written his name into the history of Argentina and Copa America with a record that is too difficult for anyone to reach.
This morning, June 21 (Hanoi time), Copa America 2024 officially opened with the opening match between defending champion Argentina and Canada.
Notably, by being named in Argentina's official squad for this match, superstar Lionel Messi has officially written his name in the history of the national team, as well as the entire South American Football Championship tournament as is the player with the most appearances (35 matches).
At the same time, El Pulga also became the first Argentine player to appear in 7 Copa America tournaments in his career, an amazing number that it is unknown when another player will be able to surpass the number set by Messi. created.
The record was updated by ESPN on social networking platform X (formerly Twitter) and fans had the opportunity to celebrate Messi's feat with heartfelt comments.
“The best player in the history of football, the legend, the GOAT”, “Imagine playing in the America's Cup and only winning one title in all those times and then being considered the best on the continent, Pessi is an international failure”, “GOAT, endless”,…
With Messi at Copa America 2024, M10 and Argentina are expected to play explosively and successfully defend the championship against what is expected to be fierce competition from opponents, such as arch-rivals Brazil and Uruguay. or the nasty dark horses Colombia and Mexico.