#458Career GoalLegendary
“With Argentina already ahead in their 2015 Copa América opener, Messi calmly sends the Paraguay keeper the wrong way from the spot to make it 2–0 and cap a hot scoring streak with his third goal in the competition and 458th of his career.”
Year2015
Copa América#3
2014/15'#62
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypePenalty
Technique—
2015#580
2015 Copa América · Group2015-06-13 · 18:30:00
Argentina2-2
Paraguay1G
On a hot scoring streak, Messi calmly buries a first-half Copa América penalty as captain against Paraguay, extending his run of goals while trying to steady Argentina in a group opener that slips from their control late on.
Minute36'
Score
1-0→2-0
xG
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Impact
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