Argentina has the leading scorer at the Copa América 2024 so far. That’s certainly not a surprise to anyone.
But this next part likely is: That leading scorer is not Lionel Messi.
In fact, Messi did not score in his team’s first two games — though he had some nice chances in the tournament opening win over Canada — and then he sat out Saturday’s game against Peru as he nursed an injury.
Meanwhile, Lautaro Martínez has stolen the show, as the 26-year-old scored twice against Peru, bringing his tournament total to four. No other player has more than two so far, and Martinez’s odds of winning the Golden Boot have jumped from +700 to -165.
Here are the Golden Boot leaders so far, followed by the odds leaders, according to BetMGM (as of July 1).
Copa America Golden Boot leaders:
Lautaro Martinez, Argentina — 4 goalsMaximiliano Araujo, Uruguay — 2 goalsSalomon Rondon, Venezuela — 2 goalsEduard Bello, Venezuela — 2 goalsJose Fajardo, Panama — 2 goalsVinicius Junior, Brazil — 2 goalsDarwin Nunez, Uruguay — 2 goalsDaniel Munoz, Colombia — 2 goalsJhon Cordoba, Colombia — 1 goalLucas Paqueta, Brazil — 1 goalMatias Vina, Uruguay — 1 goalFacundo Pellistri, Uruguay — 1 goalCesar Yanis, Panama — 1 goalEric Ramirez, Venezuela — 1 goalRodrigo Bentancur, Uruguay — 1 goalJhonder Cadiz, Venezuela — 1 goalAlan Minda, Ecuador — 1 goalEduardo Guerrero, Panama — 1 goalSavinho, Brazil — 1 goalJulian Alvarez, Argentina — 1 goalMathias Oliveira, Uruguay — 1 goalPiero Hincapie, Ecuador — 1 goalJonathan David, Canada — 1 goalKendry Paez, Ecuador — 1 goalJeremy Sarmiento, Ecuador — 1 goalMichael Murillo, Panama — 1 goalDavinson Sanchez, Colombia — 1 goalFederico Valverde, Uruguay — 1 goalLuis Diaz, Colombia — 1 goalJefferson Lerma, Colombia — 1 goalCesar Blackman, Panama — 1 goal
Odds to win Copa América Golden Boot
*BetMGM odds as of July 3
Lautaro Martinez: -165Darwin Nunez: +350Vinicius Junior: +500Lionel Messi: +1200Julian Alvarez: +1200Luis Diaz: +2000Facundo Pellistri: +2500Rodrygo: +3300Solomon Rondon: +3300Jose Fajardo: +3300Jefferson Lerma: +3300Jhon Cordoba: +4000Endrick: +5000Federico Valverde: +5000
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2024-07-04 02:07:18
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