Top 5 footballers with most matches for Argentina, check updated list

Most Matches Argentina: Last night, Lionel Messi made his 148^th appearance for the Argentina national side in the 4-1 win over Bolivia.

Lionel Messi scored a brace and provided an assist to cap off his record 148^th appearance, surpassing Javier Mascherano’s 147 caps.

With this, Lionel Messi becomes the player to play most matches for Argentina.

We look at the top 5 players who have the most appearances for the Argentina national side as Messi breaks into the list:

Most Matches Argentina List

Angel Di Maria- 108*

The Paris Saint-Germain winger has the 5^th most appearances in a La Albiceleste shirt with 108 to his name.

Di Maria has scored 20 goals for the country and has been part of the national side since his debut in 2008.

Angel has played for clubs like Benfica, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

The winger was part of the 2014 World Cup Argentina squad and made valuable contributions as Argentina finished runners-up.

He even finished with a runners-up medal in the 2015 and 2016 Copa América.

Roberto Ayala- 116

The center-back made his debut in 1994 and represented Argentina for 13 years at the senior level.

Roberto made 116 appearances in due course and was one of the most important figures in the country’s footballing history.

Regarded as one of the best central defenders of all time, His leadership and ability in the air was a feature of his career.

Javier Zanetti- 143

The full back represented Argentina 143 times in his 17 -year career and scored 4 goals.

Javier was a versatile player and could play as a defensive midfielder as well.

He was known for his tireless energetic runs up and down the wings to aid both attack and defence.

This helped in his consistency and prolonged career for La Albiceleste.

With Argentina, he reached the Copa América finals in 2004 and 2007.

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Javier Mascherano-147

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Mascherano was the highest capped Argentina player till last night with 147 appearances in his 16-year career with them.

He played as a defensive mid-fielder, center-back and was a versatile, tactically intelligent footballer with the ability to read the game well.

Javier represented the country at 5 Copa América competitions finishing runners-up in 4 of them (2004,2007, 2015 and 2016).

El Jefecito was an integral part of the Argentina squad in the 2014 World cup, which finished 2^nd.

Lionel Messi- 148*

Undoubtedly, the Argentina captain sits on top with the most appearances for the country being 148.

One of the undisputed and greatest footballers of all time, Lionel Messi has been the country’s shining light since his debut in 2005.

The man possesses nothing short of brilliance every time he steps onto the park. Lionel will look to help his side go all the way in the Copa America 2021.

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