De Paul also has his own record: he amassed the greatest unbeaten record in the history of the Argentine national team

Rodrigo de Paul made history in the Argentine national team. The Atlético de Madrid midfielder, star of the 5-0 win against Estonia, He broke a record that until this Sunday he shared with Oscar Ruggeri: he accumulated 31 unbeaten games with Albicelesteone more than the Cabezón had between February 1991 and August 1993.

This was revealed by the statistician Mister Chip. The midfielder’s record began in the 2019 Copa América, with a 2-1 win against Chile in the match for third place on 6 July of the same year. Of the 31 games, 23 were victories (including penalties against Colombia in 2021).

Why isn’t Lionel Messi here? Because La Pulga was not called up in four friendlies after that Brazilian Cup, due to the suspension that Conmebol had asked him for his declarations on corruption. Furthermore, he was not in the Qualifiers even against Chile and Colombia, because he was recovering from Covid-19 and Scaloni preferred that he recover with PSG.

El Cabezón had made his record with the national team led by Alfio Basile, who won the Copa América in 1991 and 1993. His record was interrupted by a dramatic defeat: 5-0 against Colombia at Monumental, for the qualifiers for the United States 94. Previously, Coco’s side had lost 2-1 in Barranquilla to Cafeteros, but in that match the current ESPN commentator did not play through suspension.