Messi Pursuing Vargas

Messi Pursuing Vargas

Messi Pursuing Vargas - Lionel Messi has so far performed impressively to lead Argentina to the semifinal. He is also still on the way to the ladder's top scorer.

In the list of scorers while, Eduardo Vargas was at the top with a score of six goals. Attackers carve Chile has soared after four goals as his side hit Mexico 7-0 in the quarterfinal.

As for Messi, he is the "new" gain four goals. Three first goal was made during Argentina bend Panama 5-0 in the group phase, while the other goal was carved when subjecting Albiceleste Venezuela 4-1 in the quarterfinals.

Competition Vargas and Messi can continue as Chile and Argentina are favorites to advance to the final round. That is, both players are still able to increase the vocabulary of his goal.

Vargas himself appears sharply in the last two Copa. In the previous edition (2015) attacker club Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga scored four goals and won the title of top scorer alongside Peru player, Paolo Guerrero.

Before the Copa Centenario, Messi statistics in this tournament is not menterang. Of the last three editions that followed, he was just a pack of three goals: 2 goals in 2007, one goal in 2015. In 2011 Copa Messi did not score a single goal, but he became the player with most assists (3).

Messi also stayed needs one more goal to become the top scorer for his country's national team. After goalkeeper Venezuelan left-hander nicknamed 'La Pulga' Gabriel Batitustuta equaled the record of 54 goals, top scorer of all time Argentina.

List of scorers while Copa America Centenario:

6 - Eduardo Vargas (Chile)

4 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)

3- Philippe Coutinho (Brazil), Alexis Sanchez (Chile), Clint Dempsey (USA)