Barcelona legend Lionel Messi celebrated his 34th birthday with his national teammates on Friday. The Argentina national team is currently in Brazil to participate in the ongoing Copa America 2021. On Thursday, Macy’s teammates surprised by hosting a barbecue party to celebrate the special day. The team also prepared a cake for their number 10 striker, which was served during lunch. The video of their small party was shared on Macy’s official Instagram page without any caption.
Meanwhile, Argentina have reached the knockout stage of the Copa America after a comfortable 1-0 win over Paraguay on Friday, June 29. Even though Messi failed to score a goal in the match, it was a momentous occasion for the 34-year-old. The striker became Argentina’s joint most capped player with 147 appearances.
On Tuesday, June 29, when Messi takes the field for Argentina for the 148th time against Bolivia, he will surpass Javier Mascherano for the most appearances for La Albiceleste. Messi is also his country’s leading goalscorer with 73 goals under his name. Messi is the fourth highest goalscorer in the list of active players in international football, behind arch-rivals Cristiano Ronaldo, Indian striker Sunil Chhetri and United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout.
Argentina are currently at the top of the Group A table with seven points from three matches. So far, Messi has scored just one goal for his national team in three Copa America matches.
Argentina began their Copa America campaign with a disappointing 1–1 draw against Chile before beating Uruguay 1–0. In their previous game, Argentina defeated Paraguay to secure their place in the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi is yet to sign his contract extension with La Liga giants Barcelona. However, according to reports in the Spanish media, a deal has been reached between Messi and Barca and the ace striker is ready to renew his contract.
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