Breaking Chile’s Goal, Lionel Messi Equals Cristiano Ronaldo’s Free Kick Record

DBasia.news – Argentine national team player Lionel Messi returns to display his magic when his team meet Chile in the inaugural group A match of the 2021 Copa America.

The Barcelona star put Tim Tango ahead in the 33rd minute, he beat his former Blaugrana team-mate – Claudio Bravo – with a beautiful free-kick that the goalkeeper couldn’t stop.

Although the goal did not make Argentina win after Chile managed to force the match to a 1-1 draw through Eduardo Vargas’ goal after the break, the stunner was still a sweet note for Messi.

The goal against Bravo was the 57th goal of La Pulga’s career, which means equaling the record set by his eternal rival – Cristiano Ronaldo – as reported by Opta.

Indeed, the statistic is still a hot topic of debate online, with several other statistical sites claiming Messi has even surpassed Ronaldo’s supposed smack of 56 goals.

Messi and Ronaldo are both still very likely to continue to add to their goal coffers from free kicks, both are still actively playing at club level and also with the national team, with Argentina struggling in the 2021 Copa America while CR7 is looking to defend the Euro trophy with Portugal.