Lionel Messi scored twice to make history as Argentina’s most capped player in their 4-1 win Copa America victory against Bolivia.
The Barcelona forward, 34, made his 148th international appearance, to take Javier Mascherano’s record.
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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.
Hosts Brazil play Chile, while Paraguay face Peru.
🔝 Lionel #Messi, en lo más alto: el capitán argentino es el jugador con más presencias en la Selección @Argentina 🇦🇷 ¡Vamos, Leo! 🔟⚽ pic.twitter.com/aDTXnbwtsG
— Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) June 29, 2021
🙌 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿
🇦🇷 Leo #Messi has now become the player with the most appearances with the national team of @Argentina (148).A TRUE LEGEND, LEO! CONGRATULATIONS! #CopaAmerica2021 pic.twitter.com/j85dY6lVxT
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 28, 2021
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)