MESSI, ONE STEP FROM 'O REI' PELÉ
The historical record of Pelé that is very close to surpassing Leo Messi
Published:10/10/2020 - 16:25h
Updated:12/10/2020 - 20:42h
Messi is very close to breaking a record of which for some he is the best player in history. Pele, legendary Brazilian striker, is the top scorer in South American football and the Argentine is 6 goals away from matching him
Leo Messi was the saviour of Argentina in the grey meetings that the ones of Lionel Scaloni contested against Ecuador this past Thursday. The Argentinians did not have his night in front of the ecuadorian and only could decant the party with a so much of penalti of the captain of the FC Barcelona. The '10' did not fail from the 11 metres and converted the one who went his goal 71 with the combined albiceleste.
With this target, the forward put to so alone six of a historical record of Peeled, the legendary attacker Brazilian that dominated Sudamérica and the World-wide during good part of his career. 'Or Rei', as it knows him from his period of footballer, is for some the best player of the history of the football, even by in front of Diego Armando Maradona and of the own Messi, to the that at present many consider the best of always.
It was who was the best, the reality is that the Barcelona has to shot reach and surpass a spectacular mark of the Brazilian. The ex of the Saints marked 77 so many with the T-shirt of Brazil before withdrawing and keeps on being the maximum goleador of the history of Sudamérica regarding goals with the selection refers . After his penalti in front of Ecuador, Read already is to alone six to equalise him and to seven to surpass him.
It is only question of time that the barcelonista surpass to Peeled, that in four, five or seven meetings will see as it ousts him the six times Balloon of Gold. It will be a record more for the one of Rosario, that in the Barça has tired to surpass all the marks of the club and of the own Spanish League. Now also it will make history to individual level with Argentina and in the continent sudamericano.
But this mark is not the only that Messi can surpass before withdrawing , since it competes with Luis Suárez, his best fellow during the last years, for being the maximum artilleryman of the Eliminatory Sudamericanas. The charrúa adds 22 with the so much of penalti that annotated against Chile does a pair of days, whereas 'The Flea' carry one less, 21, and will have to follow litigating with him.
Neymar Could surpass to Messi and Peeled some day
It is necessary to stand out also that the third maximum goleador of the football of selections of Sudamérica is Ronald Nazario, with 62, by what there is not possibility that scope to the culé. Nevertheless, Neymar Jr, that has still 28 years, carries 61 and by age and capacity realizadora himself could surpass to Leo sometime of his career. It will be an interesting duel between two good friends and ex mates that aspire to surpass to 'Or Rei'.
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