Messi breaks another record at CONMEBOL Copa América™
Messi breaks another record at CONMEBOL Copa América™ Lionel Messi breaks the record for the most appearences ever in the tournament. June 20, 2024 He became the player with the most appearances in the history of the world's oldest national team tournament. He surpassed the historic Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone, who had set the record in 1953. On June 20, 2024, Lionel Messi became the player with the most appearances in the history of CONMEBOL Copa América™ : when he appeared in the match against Canada, the Argentine reached 35 matches across seven editions of the tournament. The number 10 started for the Argentine national team in the opening match of the 48th edition of the tournament, against Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Messi made his debut in the CONMEBOL Copa América™ at 20 years old, when he was called up by Alfio Basile. Sergio Batista (2011), Gerardo Martino (2015 and 2016), and Lionel Scaloni (2019, 2021, and 2024) were the other c