Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine national team, set a historic record in international football. He became the best in terms of the number of assists in the national team.
The Argentine national football team played against Puerto Rico on Wednesday, 15 October. The Albiceleste won confidently with a score of 6-0.
Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a precise shot. Later, Gonzalo Montiel received a pass from Messi and doubled the lead. Before the break, Mac Allister scored his second goal.
The world champions did not stop in the second half. Echevarria scored an own goal, and Lautaro Martinez scored twice, taking advantage of assists from Lionel Messi and Nicolas Gonzalez.
Thanks to two assists, Lionel Messi set a new historic record. He now has 60 assists for the national team, two more than American Landon Donovan and Brazilian forward Neymar, who each have 58 assists.
Messi made his first assist for the national team more than 19 years ago. It was during the 2006 World Cup. In that match, Argentina defeated Serbia and Montenegro 6-0.
Messi has made a total of 398 assists in his career and is only six assists away from reaching Ferenc Puskás’ record.
Lionel Messi in the Argentine national team
Famous footballer Lionel Messi has scored many goals for the national team. He has played 194 matches and scored 114 goals — both records in the team’s history.
In 2005, he made his debut for Argentina in a match against Hungary. This match was memorable because the midfielder received a red card just one minute after entering the field.
Lionel Messi has won many trophies with the Argentine national team. As part of the national team, he won the 2008 Olympics, twice won the Copa America, the COMNEBOL-UEFA Champions Cup, and the 2022 World Cup.
The Argentine national team is currently the first among South American teams to secure its participation in the 2026 World Cup. After his triumph at the 2022 World Cup, Messi said he would not participate in the next World Cup, but the star footballer has not completely ruled out his inclusion in the squad.
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