Lionel Messi’s score in the national team has just passed. Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri, who did it, responded.
Messi is recorded as having a savings of 72 goals for the Argentine national team. The note was just skipped.
India’s national team striker, Sunil Chhetri, has just passed Messi’s score. The 36-year-old striker now has a record of 74 goals.
His two goals when India beat Bangladesh 2-0 in the 2022 World Cup Qualifying match in the Asian Zone, Monday (7/7), ensured Chhetri passed Messi’s score. He has two more goals than the 6 Ballon d’Or owner, and is the second active player to have scored more goals than Messi, after Cristiano Ronaldo (103 goals).
Chhetri also rose to 10th position in the list of top scorers for the national team. While the first position is still held by Ali Daei, with 109 goals, followed by Ronaldo (103), Mokhtar Dahari (89), Ferenc Puskas (84), Godfrey Chitalu (79), Hussein Saeed (78), Pele (77), and Kunishige Kamamoto. and Bashar Abdullah (75).
Sunil Chhetri, who once played in Sporting CP’s B team, asked himself not to be compared to Lionel Messi. Even though he has scored more goals, he thinks he is still no better than the Barcelona player.
“I’m not upset by this comparison, but my opinion is: there is no comparison whatsoever with Messi or any player in that category. There are thousands of players who are better than me. People who understand football, they know that,” he said. , reported by India TV News.
“I am proud to score 74 goals for my country. Until the last game I played, I will give my best,” he explained.
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