5 Potential Lionel Messi Records at the 2024 Copa America, 2 of Which Have Already Been Achieved

JAKARTA – A potential streak of records Lionel Messi in the 2024 Copa America will be discussed in this article. Some of these have already been achieved.

Lionel Messi again has the opportunity to defend the Argentine national team in the 2024 Copa America. For information, La Albiceleste is in Group A with Canada, Chile and Peru.

At the 2024 Copa America, Lionel Messi also had the opportunity to set various new records. Some of these have even been achieved after playing the first match against Canada on Friday (21/6/2024).

Lionel Messi’s record in the 2024 Copa America

1. Most Caps

Currently, Lionel Messi is officially the player with the most caps in the Copa America. This record was obtained after La Pulga appeared in Argentina’s first match against Canada on Friday (21/6/2024).

The match marked Messi’s 35th Copa America cap. This record overtook the previous record held by Chilean player, Sergio Livingstone (34 caps).

Most recently, Messi returned to defend Argentina in the second match against Chile, Wednesday (26/6/2024). This made the Inter Miami player score his 36th cap in the Copa America event.

2. First Argentinian Player to Play in 7 Editions of the Copa America

Copa America 2024 marks the 7th participation for Lionel Messi. Currently, he is the first Argentine player to achieve this record.

For information, previously Messi made his debut at the 2007 edition of the Copa America. After that, he appeared regularly with Argentina until the 2024 edition.

3. Most goals in the Copa America

Currently, Messi has recorded 13 goals in 36 appearances in the Copa America. Quoting ESPN, this score places him in fourth place in the list of top scorers of all time in this competition.

Furthermore, Messi still needs five more goals to surpass Norberto Mendez and Zizinho’s record of 17 goals. La Pulga could make this note in the 2024 Copa America edition.

4. Two hat tricks in the Copa America

At the 2024 Copa America, Messi also has the opportunity to break another record. One of them is a record of 2 hat tricks.

So, if La Pulga can score a hat trick in the 2024 Copa America, he will be on the list of 10 players who scored at least two hat tricks in the tournament.

5. Copa America Player of the Year 3 Times

Messi has been the best player in the Copa America in the 2015 and 2021 editions. He also has the opportunity to set another record if he becomes the best player again in the 2024 Copa America.

If successful, Messi could become the first player to win the award in three different editions. Not only that, he would also become the first player to win the award in consecutive years.

Those are Lionel Messi’s five potential records in the 2024 Copa America.

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