Messi & Suarez Equal Ronaldo Nazario Record
10 October, 2020
After scoring for their respective countries in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the first hours of Friday morning, Argentina's Lionel Messi and Uruguay's Luis Suarez both equalled an archive set by Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario.
Messi was on target for Argentina within their 1-0 make an impression on Ecuador, while his former FC Barcelona colleague Suarez found the back of the web in Uruguay's 2-1 victory over Chile.
This means that both the six-time Ballon d'Or winner and the Atletico Madrid forward have finally scored 39 goals in competitive matches for their South American nations, the tally Ronaldo Nazario retired on.
Overall, Messi has scored 71 goals for his country, including friendlies, and Suarez has struck 59 times for Uruguay, while Ronaldo hit the web on 62 occasions for the Selecao.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za