Messi is 1 title away from matching the winningest player of all time

In the world of soccer, awards do not always show the greatness of a player and this is more obvious when it comes to players like Lionel Messi, the best player of all time, but despite being recognized in this way for a long time, with his victory today Messi is 1 title away from matching the winningest footballer of all time.

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While Argentina suffered against Ecuador and Peru in South America, it gave a hard time to Italy, the European champion

And the fact is that today Argentina's national soccer team faced and defeated Italy's national soccer team in the Finalissima, a one-game tournament in which the Euro Cup-winning national team and the Copa America winning national team clashed in an intercontinental match in which the Albiceleste defeated the Azzurri. 

And with this title, Lionel Messi is one more recognition away from matching the all-time winningest soccer player, who curiously was a teammate of the Argentine star when they both played for FC Barcelona, and both players are South Americans, so they have played against each other when their national teams have clashed.

Lionel Messi is on the verge of equaling the winningest player of all time

Lionel Messi has just reached 40 titles won after winning the Finalissima against Italy, so he is 1 title away from equaling the 41 titles held by Dani Alves, who was his teammate in the invincible FC Barcelona coached by Pep Guardiola, so if the Argentine were to win his next tournament, i.e. the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022, the Argentine could achieve this goal. 

In the next World Cup, Messi will face Group C teams like Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland, which he will have to overcome to reach the second round of a tournament that has resisted the player, and whose clearest opportunity was in the 2014 World Cup when the Argentine national team finished as runner-up after being defeated 1-0 by Germany. 

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