Messi: against Bolivia, Leo could reach a Pelé record

09/08/2021 10:20

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Updated 09/08/2021 10:20

The Argentine National Team will receive Bolivia this Thursday at the Monumental, and Lionel Messi will be faced with the possibility of reaching a new mark in his career.

If “La Pulga” scores a goal, he will reach the spectacular number of the Brazilian star, who scored 77 goals with the “Verde-amarela” shirt.

Lionel Messi accumulates 76 goals with the "Albiceleste" shirt, and this Thursday he could surpass the mark held by Pelé.Photo: EFE / Tato Pagano

"O Rei" is the top scorer of the selected "Auriverde" in its history

, and also stands out as the top scorer of a world champion team, ahead of the German Miroslav Klose, who scored 71 goals with the German jersey.

In this way,

Leo could not only surpass the mark of the native of Minas Gerais, but he would also rank as the top scorer for a selected world champion

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The possibility of Rosario to reach this mark comes at a difficult moment for Pelé, since the Brazilian idol has been hospitalized for almost a week after a surgical intervention.

The former soccer player is admitted to a hospital in São Paulo, and through his social networks he assured that he is well and with a medical team at his disposal.

The one who goes behind this mark by the “Canarinha” is Neymar, who accumulates 67 goals with the shirt of his country, and recently surpassed the mark of 62 goals that Ronaldo had.

Another of the active players who goes after Pelé's brand is the Uruguayan Luis Suárez, who has already scored 64 goals with the “Celeste” jacket.

Pelé stands out as the top scorer of the Brazilian team, which in turn is the team with the most World Cups.

(EFE / Sebastiao Moreira)

The truth is that Messi could have reached this mark last Sunday against Brazil, but the match ended up being suspended for well-known reasons.

This Thursday, the brand new reinforcement of Paris Saint Germain will have the possibility of finally reaching this record, and of course, he will seek to score a goal again with the Argentina National Team shirt after 3 games without converting.

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