Copa America: Midfielder James Rodriguez breaks Lionel Messi’s record of most assist for goals

Charlotte: Midfielder James Rodriguez surpassed Argentine great Lionel Messi’s record of most assists for goals in a single edition of the Copa America. The pass for Jefferson Lerma to score was his 6th assist in the tournament, making him the player with the most assists in a single edition since 2011, when the statistic began to be computed. The previous mark belonged to Messi, who had registered 5 assists in the Copa América 2021. With this sixth assist, Colombia’s number 10 achieved his fourth game out of five with at least one assist. He started with two in the victory against Paraguay. He added one more against Costa Rica and another two in the 5-0 against Panama, in the quarterfinals. IANS

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