Lionel Messi ultimately won an international trophy by winning the Copa America with Argentina this year. It fills the only void left in his absolutely incredible career.
The Argentinian maestro has come close to winning an international trophy on several occasions in the past, but this year has proven to break the hoodoo.
Discussions and arguments between Ronaldo and Messi fans reached another level when the Portuguese legend won an international trophy thanks to Portugal’s victory at Euro 2016, but now both players have the same number of trophies. international.
Messi scored four goals in the Copa America which saw him win the Golden Boot. He also provided five assists throughout the tournament, again, more than anyone.
However, this is not all. Messi topped the charts in nine other categories in terms of best performances at the Copa America.
Here’s a comparison of all Euro 2020 and Copa America stats
Euro 2020 :
Most goals (common) – Cristiano Ronaldo (5)
Most Assists – Steven Zuber (4)
More free kicks – Damsgaard (1)
Most Key Passes – Marco Verratti (14)
Most Opportunities Created – Kevin De Bruyne (16)
Most Successful Dribbles – Raheem Sterling (23)
The most precise through balls – Pedri (4)
Most shots creating chances – Pedri (27)
More Goals Creating Opportunities – Pedri (5)
America Cup :
Most goals: Lionel Messi (4)
Most assists: Lionel Messi (5)
More free kicks scored – Lionel Messi (2)
Most Assists – Lionel Messi (22)
Most chances created – Lionel Messi (26)
Most successful dribbles – Lionel Messi (36)
Most Goals Creating Opportunities – Lionel Messi (8)
Most shots creating chances – Lionel Messi (46)
The most precise through balls – Lionel Messi (4)
As you can see, Messi leads all categories to confirm the best player in all aspects of the Copa America.
Messi is ahead on almost all of the criteria mentioned, proving that he has the best international tournament he and millions of his fans could have hoped for.
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