The 2024 Copa América is getting closer. From June 20 to July 14, the world’s oldest continental tournament will take place in the United States for an edition that promises to be captivating.
Brazil, champion on nine occasions and whose last celebration occurred in 2019, will seek to conquer the title again to definitively return to a winning path after years of frustrations.
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The Selecao will have competition, but not only because the rivals will also be after the trophy. Many protagonists of this tournament will have other objectives, such as increasing their goal count in the competition.
Eduardo Vargas and Lionel Messi, for example, are some of the ones closest to reaching the historical goal mark, shared by Zizinho and Norberto Méndez with 17 each.
Will there be a new historical top scorer of the Copa América after this edition?
Top scorers in Copa América history:
- 1. Norberto Méndez (Argentina) – 17 goals
- 2. Zizinho (Brazil) – 17 goals
- 3. Teodoro Fernández (Peru) – 15 goals
- 4. Severino Varela (Uruguay) – 15 goals
- 5. Eduardo Vargas (Chile) – 14 goals
- 6. Paolo Guerrero (Peru) – 14 goals
- 7. Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 13 goals
- 8. Ademir de Menezes (Brazil) – 13 goals
- 9. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) – 13 goals
- 10. Jair da Rosa Pinto (Brazil) – 13 goals
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Binge the full series, available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel.
