Messi Surpasses Neymar forโค Argentina,Continues Record-Breaking Form
Santiago del Estero,argentina – Lionel messi โfurther cemented his legendary status,surpassing former Barcelona teammate Neymar to โขbecome the player โwith the most appearances for Argentina’s national team during โฃtheir 4-1 victory over Venezuela on Friday. This milestone adds to a career already overflowing with records, including 91 goals in a calendar year โ(2012), scoring in 21 consecutive matches during โฃtheโฃ 2012/13โค campaign, and being theโฃ all-time recordโฃ scorerโ for Barcelona (672) and in La Liga (474).He is alsoโข the โขonly player to score 30+ clubโ goals in 13 successive seasons.
Messi’s 175th appearanceโข for Argentina breaks the โคprevious record โขheld by Javier Mascherano (174), andโ comes as he nears another significant achievement – 400 career โassists. The 37-year-old currently has 398 assists and will have anโ opportunity to reachโค the milestone when Inter miami resumesโฃ MLS action against Nashvilleโข SC on Saturday. โ
The victory overโ Venezuela also showcased Messi’s continued impact on the pitch, contributing to a dominant performance for the reigning World Cup champions.โ Throughout his career, Messi has โฃsecured 10 La โขliga titles, four Champions Leagues, two Ligue 1 titles,โค the World Cup, and two Copa Americas.
This latest recordโ arrives on aโค day when cristiano Ronaldo also reached a milestone,scoring his 40th World Cup qualifyingโค goal inโค a 2-2 draw with Hungary – surpassingโข Carlosโ Ruiz’s previous record of 39. ronaldo’s achievement is four goalsโ aheadโฃ of Messi’s totalโฃ in โWorld Cupโค qualifying.