- Norberto Méndez is the leader in goals scored by La Albiceleste at the international tournament.
- Lionel Messi has the chance to break the national team's all-time record.
The biggest winner at CONMEBOL Copa América™ alongside Uruguay, Argentina has always had great goalscorers throughout its history, many of them with a great contribution in multiple editions of the tournament.
The top scorer in the history of the Albiceleste in the CONMEBOL Copa América™ is Norberto Méndez, with 17 goals scored in the 1945, 1946 and 1947 editions, which also makes him one of the leaders in history tied with Brazilian Zizinho. Next is Lionel Messi, the athlete with the most goals scored by the team in the overall count, and who can still equal Méndez's mark: in 38 matches played in all editions between 2007 and 2024, La Pulga has scored 14 goals.
Closing the Top 5 are three historic athletes from the Argentine national team: Gabriel Batistuta, José Manuel Moreno (13 goals in 16 games each) and Herminio Masantonio (11 goals in 8 matches).
Argentina in CONMEBOL Copa America™: top 5 top scorers
1st - Norberto Méndez: 17 goals in 17 matches
- 1945: 6 goals in 5 matches
- 1946: 5 goals in 5 matches
- 1947: 6 goals in 7 matches
2nd - Lionel Messi: 14 goals in 38 matches
- 2007: 2 goals in 6 matches
- 2011: no goals in 4 matches
- 2015: 1 goal in 6 matches
- 2016: 5 goals in 5 matches
- 2019: 1 goal in 6 matches
- 2021: 4 goals in 7 matches
- 2024: 1 goals in 4 matches
3rd - José Manuel Moreno: 13 goals in 16 matches
- 1941: 3 goals in 4 matches
- 1942: 7 goals in 6 matches
- 1947: 3 goals in 6 matches
3rd - Gabriel Batistuta: 13 goals in 16 matches
- 1991: 6 goals in 6 matches
- 1993: 3 goals in 6 matches
- 1995: 4 goals in 4 matches
5th - Herminio Masantonio: 11 goals in 8 matches
- 1935: 4 goals in 3 matches
- 1942: 7 goals in 5 matches
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