Lautaro Martinez moved level with Diego Maradona in the all-time Argentina scoring charts in a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Peru in Buenos Aires.
Martinez scored the goal through an assist from Lionel Messi in the 55th minute for his 32nd international goal on his 70th appearance.
The Inter Milan captain now sits joint-fifth alongside Argentina legend Maradona, though he remains some way behind top-scorer Messi’s 112 goals.
Gabriel Batistuta, Sergio Aguero and Hernan Crespo complete the top five.
Inter Miami forward Messi, 37, is now tied with former United States forward Landon Donovan for most international assists with 58.
The win moves Argentina five points clear at the top of the South American World Cup qualifying table with six games remaining.
Elsewhere, Brazil were jeered by their own fans as they drew 1-1 against Uruguay in Salvador.
The draw means five-time World Cup winners Brazil sit fifth in the table, with the top six qualifying automatically for the 2026 tournament in United States, Canada and Mexico.
Bolivia remain in seventh, which would be good enough for a play-off, one point ahead of Venezuela who were beaten 4-2 by Chile.
[Source: BBC Sports]
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