He failed with Argentina, left Messi without three titles, now he is retiring from football

Lionel Messi managed to break the "curse" with the Argentine team, after winning the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. Before reaching glory with the Albiceleste, the 'Flea' was close to obtaining three more titles, including the World Cup, but misfortune prevented Leo from increasing his track record. Now, one of those mentioned at that time announced his professional retirement.

In addition, he had a great career at the club level. He played at a very young age for Real Madrid, and disputed the starting role against Karim Benzema, although in the end the Frenchman won. In addition, at Napoli he ended up as an idol, and his time at Juventus was not bad either.

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This is Gonzalo Higuain. The fifth top scorer of the Argentine team had no luck during his time with the Albiceleste. Between 2014 and 2016 he played three finals, but could not win any title. In the memory of the fans is the lack of effectiveness of him in the World Cup and the two Copa America.

He made his professional debut at River Plate and in 2006 he made the jump to Real Madrid. Furthermore, he played for clubs like Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea and Inter Miami. He has 14 titles under his belt in countries like Spain, Italy and England.

How many goals did he score with the Argentine team?

In 2009, he made his debut for the senior team. In total, he played three World Cups and three Copa America. He played 75 games and recorded 32 goals, which makes him the fifth highest scorer for the Albiceleste, only behind Hernán Crespo, Gabriel Batistuta and Lionel Messi.