Lionel Messi is now the All-Time International Goalscorer from the South Americas
Messi has scored his 79th international career goal for Argentina, surpassing the South American men’s record held by Brazil legend Pele.
78 
Messi
77 
Pele
68 Neymar
62 Ronaldo
63 
Luis Suarez
55 Romario
54 Batistuta
Messi scored all three goals in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday in a World Cup qualifying match at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, giving him two more than Pele, who had 77 career goals in international play.