Lionel Messi is now Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 55 goals, overtaking Gabriel Batistuta as his nation's top scorer after leading his country to a 4-0 win over U.S in the Copa America early this morning.
Ezequiel
Lavezzi scored through a header after just three minutes before Argentina
captain Lionel Messi doubled their lead with a stunning free-kick which was his
55th goal - making him Argentina's outright record goalscorer.
Napoli
striker Gonzalo Higuain added a third from close range on 50 minutes before
Higuain doubled his tally for the night on 86 minutes via a Messi assist making
it a miserable match for the U.S.
Almost
everything positive came through the Barcelona No 10. In the eighth minute he
fired over, then eight minutes later sailed past three players before Guzan
fielded his strike from the edge of the box but the next time Messi ran at the
defence, it resulted in a goal.
The
U.S team started with a line up that included Guzan, Yedlin, Cameron, Brooks,
Johnson; Zardes, Beckerman, Bradley, Zusi; Dempsey and Wondolowski while
Argentina started with a 'killer' squad that comprised of Romero, Mercado,
Funes Mori, Otamendi, Rojo, Augusto Fernandez, Mascherano, Banega, Messi,
Higuain and Lavezzi.
Argentina
will now face the winner of the match between Chile and Columbia in the Copa
America final.
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