Lionel Messi forgets about Maradona and only thinks about Pele for one particular reason

The discussion between whether Diego Maradona is better than Lionel Messi or Lionel Messi is better than Maradona will never end since it is a subjective question but if there is something that does not lie, it is the numbers. That is why Lionel Messi is with the Argentina team and only thinks about scoring goals to overcome a Pele record.

The Argentine soccer team faces the Paraguayan soccer team with the idea of continuing to be the leader of the qualifiers for Qatar 2022. It is a more than important match for Lionel Messi and the Argentine team since it could remain as leader in the leaderboard and get away from the rest.

In addition to being important for the entire Argentine team, this match could make Lionel Messi ever closer to surpassing a record currently held by Brazilian Pele. Currently Pele is the top scorer of the South American teams with 77 goals.

Lionel Messi currently has 71 goals and is close to Pele's mark. These two games against the Paraguayan team and the Peru team will be very important for Messi to overcome that Pele mark. At the moment Lionel Messi forgets about Maradona and only thinks about Pele's record.