Lionel Messi became the player with the most titles in football history, when he and Argentina successfully defended the Copa America championship.

On the morning of July 15, the Argentina national team had to rely on a late goal by Lautaro Martinez in extra time to narrowly beat Colombia 1-0, thereby successfully defending the Copa America championship.

Messi won 45 titles in his career

This is the 16th time in history that Argentina has won the South American title, and is also the 4th title that Lionel Scaloni and his team have won since 2021 (2 Copa America 2021 and 2024, World Cup 2022, Intercontinental Super Cup 2022).

On a personal level, Copa America 2024 is the 45th title that Messi has in his collection of titles, both at club and international level. In addition to the World Cup championship, Copa double, there are also 4 Champions League championships or 10 La Liga titles…

El Pulga officially surpassed his former Barca teammate Dani Alves (44 titles) to become the “king of titles” in history.

In the final match against Colombia, Messi cried because of an injury and could not continue playing in the 66th minute. That image made Argentine fans extremely worried, until they burst into tears thanks to Lautaro’s late goal.

A few days ago, Messi hinted that he might play his last match for Argentina. That’s why fans are very interested in the official announcement about the superstar’s future.