Lionel Messi has officially written his name in the history of Argentina and the Copa America with a record that is too difficult for anyone to touch.

Notably, with 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 of the entire South American Football Championship tournament as the player with the most appearances (35 matches).

At the same time, El Pulga also became the first Argentine player to participate in 7 Copa America in his career, an incredible number that it is unknown when another player can push the number that Messi has created.

Messi lập kỷ lục 'vô tiền khoáng hậu' ngày khai màn Copa America 484739

The record was updated by ESPN on the social networking platform X (formerly Twitter) and fans had the opportunity to celebrate Messi’s feat with heartfelt comments.

“The best player in football history, legend, GOAT”, “Imagine playing in the America’s Cup and winning only one trophy in all those times and then arguably the best on the continent, Pessi is an international failure”, “GOAT, endless”,…

With Messi at the 2024 Copa America, M10 and Argentina are expected to play explosively and successfully defend the championship against fierce competition forecasted by rivals, such as arch-rivals Brazil, Uruguay or the nasty umbrella horses Colombia and Mexico.