Following Ronaldo's example. Messi mirrored the Portuguese star's setback

37-year-old Messi played in two matches during the group stage of Copa America 2024 for the Argentine national team but did not score against opponents' goals. Thus, the captain of the reigning world champions replicated the achievement of his main rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Both Argentine forward and the Portuguese forward failed to score goals for the first time in their careers during the group stages of national team tournaments.

39-year-old Ronaldo, in turn, played three matches in the group stage of Euro 2024 for Portugal but also did not score.

It's worth noting that the Argentine national team advanced to the quarter-finals of the Copa America. The Portuguese team will face Slovenia in the Round of 16 of Euro 2024 on July 1 at 21:00 Central European Time.

By the way, Messi's match against Peru in Copa America 2024 became historic. The legendary player found himself on the bench for the first time in 8 years in a match for the Argentine national team when he was included in the squad for a major international tournament of national teams.