
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has achieved a unique milestone with the Argentina national team. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The 38-year-old footballer provided an assist to Gonzalo Montiel in the 23rd minute of today's friendly match against the Puerto Rico team. With this, Messi's total assists for the national team reached 59, which is the all-time world record at the national team level.
He surpassed players like Landon Donovan (USA) and Neymar (Brazil), who each had 58 assists. Lionel Messi has been active in the Argentina national team since 2005.
Overall, he has played 195 matches and scored 114 goals. A text broadcast of the match between Puerto Rico and Argentina is available on LiveResult.ru.