Lionel Messi and Nicolás Otamendi are the two leading goal scorers for Argentina in the 2026 South American World Cup qualifiers.
Messi did not score for Argentina in their 1-1 draw vs. Venezuela on Thursday but it was Otamendi who scored the goal for Lionel Scaloni’s team. It was Otamendi’s third goal in the 2026 South American World Cup qualifiers, tying him with Lionel Messi, also on three goals.
For Lionel Messi, he scored in the first match of the qualifiers against Ecuador and he scored two against Peru. For Nicolás Otamendi, he scored against Paraguay at home, Brazil away and Venezuela.
Nicolás González is in third place with two goals. He scored against Bolivia and Colombia.
Both Messi and Otamendi are second in the 2026 South American World Cup qualifiers, only behind Darwin Núñez of Uruguay who has five goals.
Ota is in good goal scoring form. Wish I could write the same for his goal saving form.