By not appearing in Argentina’s final group stage match at Copa America 2024 against Peru, superstar Lionel Messi did not score for the first time in the group stage of an official international tournament in which he participated.

Previously, Cristiano Ronaldo also set this sad milestone after being replaced in the 66th minute in the final match of the EURO 2024 group stage against rival Georgia. The 39-year-old striker also received a yellow card for reacting to the referee after being denied at least 1 penalty.

Both Ronaldo and Messi ended the group stage of their participating tournament without scoring any goals

Ronaldo and Messi always have a lot of expectations every time they take the field. But at the present time, both superstars are old and cannot be asked to always shine. CR7 also played very hard in the match against Georgia while M10 was reported to not be in the best condition to play.

The common point of both players is that they and their team quickly won tickets to advance after only two group stage matches at EURO 2024 as well as Copa America 2024. Therefore, both Ronaldo and Messi still have a chance to compete. shine in upcoming matches.

In the recent match against Peru, Lautaro Martinez scored twice to help “La Albiceleste” end the Copa America 2024 group stage with 3 wins. “La Albiceleste” is also the only team at Copa America 2024 to pass the group stage without conceding a single goal.