🎥 Lautaro surpasses Maradona: top 5 in Argentina, Italian flair | OneFootball

In the World Cup 2026 qualifying night, Argentina overwhelmed Venezuela with a clear 3-0. Lionel Messi was the absolute star, scoring a brace, but Lautaro Martinez also made his mark.

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Coming off the bench at the 74th minute, the captain of Inter took just two minutes to score the 2-0 goal. A historic goal, which allows him to surpass Diego Armando Maradona in the Selección's scoring charts.

With 33 goals, Lautaro thus enters the top 5 of all-time scorers for the National team.

⚽ Immediate Impact

Lautaro was not in the starting lineup: Scaloni had chosen Alvarez next to Messi. But Toro's entry at the 74th minute changed the game.

Two minutes later, a winning header on a cross from Nico Gonzalez: a true striker's goal that definitively closed the match.

👑 Surpassed Maradona

Not just any goal. With the goal against Venezuela, Lautaro has reached 33 in the National team, surpassing Maradona (32).

He is now the fifth highest scorer ever for the Albiceleste, behind Crespo (35), Agüero (41), Batistuta (55), and the unreachable Messi (114).

🔥 Toro in Argentina form

Lautaro's performance with Argentina is impressive: he has scored in each of the last four matches, 10 goals in the last 14.

Numbers of an implacable striker, which confirm his growth and centrality also at the international level.

🌟 Messi's night

If Lautaro had a special evening, Messi's was historic: the last in front of the Argentine public.

Leo scored a brace and moved everyone, teammates included. Lautaro called him a "leader and master" who will always be an example.

🇮🇹 How much 'Italy' in the TOP 5

As we said, Lautaro Martinez ranks fifth in the all-time scorers list of the Albiceleste.

In the Top 5, he is not the only player who has played in Serie A: behind Messi (114), we find Omar Gabriel Batistuta (55), who in Italy has worn the jerseys of Fiorentina, Inter and Roma, while ahead of Lautaro is Hernan Crespo (35).

The 'Valdanito' has played with Milan, Lazio, Inter and Parma, scoring 153 goals in his career in the top Italian championship

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