Fifteen World Cup goals puts him in the ultra-rare tier of tournament scorers, turning what was once a chase from 13 into a new benchmark for modern forwards. This haul reshapes expectations of what a playmaker-forward can produce on the biggest stage.

One hundred and twenty international goals puts him in a scoring stratosphere only a handful of players have ever glimpsed, and he raced from 115 to this mark with the casual inevitability of a tap-in. At this stage, every new strike doesn’t just pad a record — it widens a gap future generations may never close.

Two hundred caps for Argentina is ultra-rare territory, a milestone only ever reached by the game’s most enduring icons. To go from 180 to 200 at this level underscores a decade-plus of carrying a nation every single window.