The forward bagged his 32nd goal 10 minutes into the second-half break, firing in a cross by Lionel Messi.
¡G⚽️L DE ARGENTINA! ???? Asistencia perfecta de Leo para que el Toro abra el marcador con un golazo descomunal ????
10′ ST | ???????? Argentina 1 – 0 Perú ????????Mirá #ArgentinaXTelefe con los comentarios de @jpvarsky y los relatos de @giraltpablo por https://t.co/2ECurz7ibV ???? pic.twitter.com/P17k0fjggd
— telefe (@telefe) November 20, 2024
“I’m happy because my whole family came and I always want to give my best. This year was very positive and luckily we closed it with a victory,” Martinez told local TV.
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“It was a spectacular year in terms of performance, goals, games played. We have to keep playing and improving day by day.
“Everyone wants to beat us. Argentina’s national team are always the main characters. There are things to improve but we have to continue on this path.”
???????????? Lautaro Martínez has now scored 32 goals with Argentina, same as Diego Armando Maradona.
He’s in the top 5 of the all time goalscorers.
Assist delivered once again by Leo Messi. ✨ pic.twitter.com/k1KQdSPXDU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 20, 2024
The World Cup holders lead the CONMEBOL standings with 25 points, five clear of Uruguay. Peru are bottom of the 10-team table with seven points after 12 games.
The top six qualify automatically for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
“We are Copa America champions, we are first in the qualifiers. We have to be proud,” Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said.
(With Reuters inputs)
