MADRID – Lionel Messi, Argentine player of Barcelona, became this Saturday the top scorer in the finals of the Copa del Rey after beating Telmo Zarra, Who scored eight goals in the four finals he played between 1943 and 1955.
With the double he scored at Athletic, which Barça defeated by a 4-0 thrashing, Messi reached the nine goals throughout the ten finals he has played since the 2008-09 season. In addition, he achieved another record and became the fourth highest scorer in the competition.
He scored 56 goals and beat Valencia’s Edmundo Suárez ‘Mundo’, who scored 55. Messi has only three players ahead: Guillem Gorostiza, who scored 64 in the ranks of Racing Ferrol , Athletic, Valencia and Baracaldo; José Samitier, who reached 69 in Barcelona and Real Madrid; and Telmo Zarra, king of the Cup scorers with 81 goals in 74 games with the Athletic shirt.