Buenos Aires, Argentina – Wetin we go talk? No be say e sweet us for mouth as Lautaro Martínez don catch fire join the Argentina national team. Di guy just score im 35th goal, and dat one don make am equal Hernán Crespo for di history books. E no be small matter o! E do am against Puerto Rico as dem dey shake dey play ball.
Now, Lautaro don find imself for fourth position as di all-time top scorers for Argentina. Na good place to dey, sha! Di grandmasters wey dey ahead him no be small at all. First na our own Lionel Messi wey don rack up 114 goals (Wetin dis man dey chop?), den Gabriel Batistuta wey get 54 goals and Sergio Agüero wey gather 42 goals. Na serious competition, no be joke!
Lautaro no dey waste time for di national team. E don shine for di World Cup qualifiers, don score 11 goals there; 13 for friendly matches, plus 1 for di Finalissima. And abeg, make we no forget say e also do am for Copa America, where im don score 10 goals. Di guy fit play ball, e no go lie!
But wait, no be only Lautaro dey make headlines o! Lionel Messi self dey do wetin e sabi best as e don reach 60 assists with di national team. Na di highest ever for any national team in dis world! Na wah! Di 38-year-old superstar no go gree rest as he dey shine pass all dem younger boys. Dem tink say na only goals matter, but Messi don prove say assists dey sweet too!
Di record wey Messi don break na wetin Neymar and Landon Donovan hold before. Dem don enter back sit abeg, as Messi dey run di show from now on. With 114 goals and now 60 assists, di man no just dey shine, e dey shine torch!
So as e be like dis, we go dey watch dem closely as di Argentina national team dey prepare for their next matches. Who go score next? Who go assist? Na only time go tell, but for now, make we drink palm wine and toast to dis fine boys wey dey carry di flag for dem national team. Cheers!
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