Former Brazilian footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, this Saturday expressed his admiration for the Argentine Lionel Messi after the Barcelona striker, with a goal against Valencia, equaled his player record with more goals scored by the same club: 643.
“Stories like ours, of love for the same club for so long, will unfortunately be increasingly rare in football. I admire you very much, Messi,” claim ‘The King’ and three-time world champion with Brazil in a message he posted on his account of Instagram next to a photograph of the Argentine celebrating one of his goals.
With his score this Saturday against Valencia, Messi scored 643 goals as a Barcelona player, the same as Pelé scored with the Brazilian Santos.
“When your heart overflows with love, it’s hard to change course. Like you, I know what it’s like to love wearing the same shirt every day. Like you, I know there’s nothing better than the place where one is “Congratulations on your historic record, Lionel, but above all, congratulations on your beautiful career at Barcelona.”, Has added what is considered by some as the best footballer in the world.
Messi has scored 643 goals in the 748 games he has played for Barça since making his debut in 2004, 16 years ago.
Pelé wrote down the same number in its 659 parties like player of the Saints, club in which was 17 years, until 1971.
Among other marks, Messi has already surpassed Telmo Zarra as the top scorer in the Spanish League, César as Barça’s top scorer and the German Gerd Müller as the top scorer in a calendar year.