Messi excelled again! He broke two records, scored two goals and scored an assist

Argentina has made it through the Copa América preliminary group and can enjoy a peaceful progression to the knockout stage. In their last match, they took on Bolivia, with Lionel Messi in particular excelling.

Argentina has already played all four matches in the group and has lost only once, when it drew with Chile in the first match.

After that, the Argentines defeated Uruguay 1-0, the same result against Paraguay and in the last match they won 4-1 against Bolivia.

Lionel Messi has excelled in the tournament so far, scoring five of Argentina’s seven goals. He has scored three goals, making him the tournament’s top scorer, and has assisted twice, while no one has more assists at the championship either.

Meanwhile, Messi scored two goals and one assist in his last match against Bolivia. The Barcelona star showed his qualities, pleasing the eye of the spectator with both the assist and especially the second goal. Messi scored his first goal from a penalty.

In short, this year’s Copa América so far belongs to Messi himself. Apart from being the top scorer and passer, he has the most successful dribbles (21), shots on target (10) and the most passes in the attacking third of the pitch (84).

Argentina will play Ecuador in the semi-finals of the tournament. Messi will thus be able to gradually improve on the record he set against Bolivia.

He has already played his 148th match in the national team jersey, surpassing Javier Mascherano. He has 75 goals to his name.

However, Messi has also set another record. He is the first footballer in history to score more than 40 goals and assist more than 40 goals in a major national team event.

Source: Copa América, Transfermarkt