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Messi becomes Argentina’s most capped international

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Lionel Messi has scored 75 goals in 148 appearances for Argentina

Lionel Messi scored twice as he became Argentina’s most capped player in their 4-1 win Copa America win over Bolivia, reports BBC.

The Barcelona forward, 34, made his 148th international appearance, to take Javier Mascherano’s record.

Messi set up Papu Gomez’s sixth-minute opener, before scoring a penalty and adding a second just before half-time to extend his record goals tally to 75.

Elsewhere, Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani scored a 21st-minute penalty as Uruguay beat Paraguay 1-0.

Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez also scored in Argentina’s win and the team are now unbeaten in their last 17 games.

They take on Ecuador in the quarter-finals on Sunday, while Uruguay play Colombia on Saturday.

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Hosts Brazil play Chile, while Paraguay face Peru.

Copa America quarter-finals

  • Peru v Paraguay (Friday 22:00 BST)
  • Brazil v Chile (Saturday 01:00 BST)
  • Uruguay v Colombia (Saturday 23:00 BST)
  • Argentina v Ecuador (Sunday 02:00 BST)

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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