Messi broke Telmo Sarra's scoring record in 66-year-old Spanish Cup finals

18 April 2021, 12:35 | Football
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The Argentinian continues to churn out goals and trophies with his club.

Catalan Barcelona in the final match for the Cup of Spain-2020/21 did not leave a chance for Basque Athletic, hitting a segment in the middle of the second half, for which “Blaugranas” managed to issue four goals at once (4: 0).

Athletic - Barcelona 0: 4 Video goals and match review Argentine striker Lionel Messi made a significant contribution to the victory of his team, who managed to issue a double, which eventually allowed him to surpass the figure of 30 goals scored in 13 seasons in a row.

In addition to this achievement, the 33-year-old footballer has conquered another impressive achievement..

During his long career as a professional player, the Spanish striker Telmo Sarra managed to lift the Spanish Cup of samples of 1943, 1944, 1945, 1950 and 1955 over his head five times, being the main striking force of his team.. So, directly in the final fights, he managed to score eight goals.



According to the statistical portal Opta, this achievement lasted 66 years, after which Lionel Messi managed to score his eighth and ninth goals in the decisive match for the Spanish Cup in his career, and rewrote this achievement.

In order to further distance himself from possible future competitors in the struggle for this achievement, the Argentine will have to sign a new contract with the club, the success of which the newly-made President of Barcelona Joan Laporta does not doubt.




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