<p>Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice to break Pele's record and become the leading international goalscorer in the history of South American football on Thursday.</p>.<p>The Paris Saint-Germain forward opened the scoring for Argentina in their World Cup qualifier against Bolivia at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires to tie Pele's mark of 77 international goals.</p>.<p>The 34-year-old then struck his 78th international goal on 64 minutes to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.</p>.<p>Messi's double came in his 153rd appearance for Argentina.</p>.<p>The former Barcelona star's great rival Cristiano Ronaldo holds the outright record for goals scored in international football with 111 from 180 games.</p>.<p>Thursday's match in Buenos Aires comes four days after Argentina's game against Brazil on Sunday was suspended due to a Covid-19 controversy.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice to break Pele's record and become the leading international goalscorer in the history of South American football on Thursday.</p>.<p>The Paris Saint-Germain forward opened the scoring for Argentina in their World Cup qualifier against Bolivia at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires to tie Pele's mark of 77 international goals.</p>.<p>The 34-year-old then struck his 78th international goal on 64 minutes to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.</p>.<p>Messi's double came in his 153rd appearance for Argentina.</p>.<p>The former Barcelona star's great rival Cristiano Ronaldo holds the outright record for goals scored in international football with 111 from 180 games.</p>.<p>Thursday's match in Buenos Aires comes four days after Argentina's game against Brazil on Sunday was suspended due to a Covid-19 controversy.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>