(Transfer from sports arena+)Reported by Xiaozhong, an all-media reporter of the Sports Weekly
The 2021 America’s Cup is Messi’s 6th America’s Cup. Despite only finishing the quarter-finals, Messi has scored 4 goals and contributed 4 assists. In the 5 games so far, the Argentine team has scored 10 goals, and Messi, 34, has participated in 8 of them. In the 2021 America’s Cup scorer list and assists list, Messi ranked first. In 4 appearances, Neymar scored 2 goals and 2 assists. He is the player with the second most goals + assists.
Against Ecuador, Messi scored a free kick.
In the 2007 America’s Cup, Messi scored 2 goals in 6 games and contributed 1 assist. In the 2011 Copa America, he played 4 times, he scored 0 goals and assisted 3 times. In the 2015 America’s Cup, he scored 1 goal and 3 assists in 6 games. In the 2016 America’s Cup, he scored 5 goals and 4 assists in 5 games. In the 2019 Copa America, he scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 6 games.
Messi’s goal in this Copa America is one less than the 2016 Copa America. In that America’s Cup, the Argentina team scored a total of 18 goals, and Messi participated in 9 of them. In this year’s America’s Cup, Argentina has participated in 8 of 10 goals so far. In the current young Argentine team, Messi’s role is more important.
Up to now, Messi has played 149 games for Argentina, scoring 76 goals. In the number of appearances and goals, Messi is the first person in the history of the Argentine team. Regarding his assists in the national team, different sources have different numbers. The “transfer market” website said it was 53 times, Wikipedia said it was 49 times, and a football data website said it was 47 times. But in any case, his assists in the Argentine team are not small.
In the Copa America 6 times, Messi has scored 13 goals, only 14 goals away from Peruvian striker Paul Guerrero and Chilean forward Eduardo Vargas 1 goal, only 15 goals away from Uruguayan senior forward Severino Wa Leira and Peruvian striker Teodoro Fernández had 2 goals, while Argentine striker Norberto Mendes, who was 17 goals behind, and Brazil striker Cizinho had 4 goals.
In this America’s Cup, Messi scored 2 free kicks. On June 14th, in the group’s first match, Argentina drew with Chile 1-1. Messi opened the scoring with a free kick. In the quarter-finals on July 4, against Ecuador, Messi locked the final 3-0 score with a free kick.
According to data from the football statistics website, Messi and Ronaldo both scored 56 free kicks before the start of the European Cup and the Copa America. On July 2, the 1/8 final of the European Cup, the Portuguese team was eliminated by Belgium 0 to 1. In that battle, Cristiano Ronaldo took two free kicks, but failed to score. His number of free kicks stayed at 56. In the America’s Cup, he scored two free kicks and scored 58 free kicks in his career. Messi shook off Ronaldo.
In 179 games for the Portuguese team, Ronaldo scored 109 goals, 10 of which were free kicks. Of the 56 free kicks in Ronaldo’s career, 13 were scored for Manchester United, 32 were scored for Real Madrid, and only 1 scored for Juventus. The free kick scored against Ecuador on July 4 was Messi’s eighth free kick scored by the Argentine team. The other 50 free kicks he scored were all scored in Barcelona.
According to the Argentine newspaper Nacional, Messi’s first free kick in his career was scored on October 4, 2008. It was the sixth round of La Liga in the 2008/09 season. Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 6-1 at home. Messi was promoted to the Barcelona first team in the 2004/05 season. The 2008/09 season is already his fifth season in the Barcelona first team. In the first 4 seasons, due to Ronaldinho in the team, Barcelona won a penalty, and it was not his turn for Messi to take the penalty. In the summer of 2008, Ronaldinho left Barcelona, Messi had the opportunity to take a free kick at Barcelona.
Before taking the free kick, Messi will observe and think carefully.
Messi’s first free kick for the Argentine team took place on September 7, 2012. In the seventh round of the 2014 World Cup South American qualifiers, Argentina defeated Paraguay 3-1 at home. Messi locked the score with a free kick in the 64th minute. On October 12 of the same year, in the 9th round of the World Preliminary, Argentina defeated Uruguay 3-0 at home and Messi scored twice. In the 80th minute, he scored a free kick to lock the score. On June 25, 2014, in the third round of Group F of the World Cup in Brazil, Argentina defeated Nigeria 3-2 and Messi scored twice. The scoring was opened in the 3rd minute and he scored a free kick in stoppage time in the first half.
On June 10, 2016, in the second match of the America’s Cup group match against Panama, Argentina won 5-0 and Messi scored three yuan. In the 78th minute, the individual was the second goal in the battle, and Messi scored with a free kick. On June 21, 2016, in the America’s Cup semi-final against the United States, Argentina won 4-0. Messi scored the team’s second goal in the 32nd minute, which was a free kick. On November 15, 2016, in the 12th round of the 2018 World Cup South American qualifiers, Argentina defeated Colombia 3-0 at home, and Messi opened the scoring free kick in the 10th minute.
In the 8 free kicks of the national team, 2 were scored in 2012, 1 in 2014, 3 in 2016, and 2 this year. In Barcelona, no free kick has been scored in the first 4 seasons. In the 13 seasons from 2008/09 to 2020/21, Messi scored at least one free kick every season. In Barcelona, the season where he scored the most free kicks was the 2018/19 season, with 8 free kicks. In the 2015/16 season and 2017/18 season, he scored 7 free kicks.
Playing for Barcelona, Messi has scored 50 free kicks.
With 58 free kicks in his career, Messi is not the player who scored the most free kicks in football history. Juninho Penambucano (77 goals), Pele (70 goals), Victor Legrottaglie (66 goals), Ronaldinho (66 goals), Beckham (65 Balls), Seni (63 balls), Maradona (62 balls), Zico (62 balls), Ronald Koman (60 balls), Marcelinho Carrijoka (59 balls) ) Waiting for 10 people are ranked in front of Messi. Therefore, as of now, Messi with 58 goals ranks 11th and Cristiano Ronaldo ranks 12th with 56 goals.
However, Brazil’s midfielder Marcos Asuncin said that in his career, he scored 124 free kicks. Marcos Asuncion played for Palmeiras and Real Madrid Betis, and is Marcos Senna’s cousin. Marcos Senna also played as a defensive midfielder, contributing to the Spanish team’s victory in the European Cup in 2008. Marcos Senna was born on July 17, 1976, and Marcos Asuncion was born on July 25, 1976. Birthdays are so close, they are cousins again, no wonder their parents named them Marcos.
From 1994 to 2016, 22 years of his professional career, Marcos Asuncion played for 13 teams. According to data from the “Transfer Market” website, Marcos Asuncion played a total of 339 games, scoring 55 goals and assisting 32 times. Of course, the “transfer market” website only counts data on important leagues and events, and does not count low-level and unimportant events.
Marcos Asuncion in the era of Palmeiras
According to the Brazilian football data website ogol.com.br, Marcos Asuncin has played 668 games and scored 121 goals in his career. Even if you really scored 124 goals in your career, those 124 goals are not all free kicks, right? Therefore, how many free kicks Marcos Asuncion scored in the end is a confusing account.Return to Sohu to see more
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