Benfica legend matches Messi with near-identical feat | OneFootball

Lionel Messi is, without any doubt, the footballer with the most titles. In the same list, led by the Argentine star, now appears the name of Ángel Di María, a legend who marked an era at Benfica. The former Argentine international has now entered the top-10, after winning an unusual trophy with Rosario Central.

After completing a second stint at the Clube da Luz, where he also won a Super Cup and a League Cup, Di María achieved his first trophy in Argentina, a victory that can be considered quirky. In other words, Rosario Central, without being champions, was crowned as such.

According to the newspaper A Bola, the Argentine club received the trophy of Argentine champion without even winning the Apertura or Clausura Tournament. In this case, Rosario Central received the cup for having accumulated the most points across all competitions, becoming the highest-scoring team of the 2025 calendar year.

Despite being an unusual victory, it counts towards the record, making Ángel Di María - who recently left a message for Gianluca Prestianni - enter the top-10 of the most successful footballers, amassing his 37th career trophy.

Ángel Di María - currently valued at 2 million euros - appears on an exclusive list led by his compatriot Lionel Messi, who has 46 titles. It was alongside the Argentine star that Fideo also reached the pinnacle of world football in 2022, when the national team from the pampas won the World Cup, held in Qatar.

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