Lautaro Martinez has reached another major Argentina milestone, scoring his 42nd international goal to move into the country’s all-time top three behind only Lionel Messi and Gabriel Batistuta.

Lautaro Martínez Makes Argentina History as Only Messi and Batistuta Remain Ahead

Lautaro Martínez has written another piece of Argentina history after scoring in the impressive 7-0 victory over Burkina Faso.

The Inter captain opened the scoring early in the match and reached another major milestone for the national team.

According to Inter’s official statistics, Lautaro now has:

42 goals in 86 appearances for Argentina.

That puts him third on Argentina’s all-time scoring list, with only Lionel Messi and Gabriel Batistuta ahead of him.

Lautaro scores again for Argentina

Argentina made a fast start against Burkina Faso.

After only a few minutes, Agustín Giay was fouled inside the penalty area and Lautaro stepped up to take the spot-kick.

His first effort was saved by the goalkeeper.

But Lautaro reacted quickly and scored from the rebound to give Argentina the lead.

The goal was another important moment in his outstanding international career.

42 goals for the national team

Lautaro’s latest goal took his Argentina total to 42.

Inter’s official website lists the striker as the third-highest scorer in Argentina history.

The top three now includes:

Lionel Messi: 125 goals

Gabriel Batistuta: 55 goals

Lautaro Martínez: 42 goals

Inter also credits Lautaro with moving one goal ahead of Sergio Agüero in its historical ranking.

It means only two legendary Argentina forwards now remain ahead of him.

Lautaro continues incredible scoring run

The goal against Burkina Faso also continued an excellent run for Lautaro with the national team.

He has now scored in four consecutive appearances for Argentina.

That shows how important he continues to be in Lionel Scaloni’s attacking system.

Even with competition from several world-class forwards, Lautaro continues to produce goals whenever he gets opportunities.

Argentina dominate Burkina Faso

Argentina completely controlled the friendly at the Monumental.

Lautaro’s early goal opened the way for a dominant performance.

Gianluca Prestianni, Nico Paz and Julián Álvarez were also among the scorers, while Burkina Faso conceded an own goal.

Franco Mastantuono and Giuliano Simeone completed the scoring after the break.

Argentina eventually finished the match with an impressive 7-0 victory.

Lautaro’s importance continues to grow

Lautaro has already enjoyed huge success with Argentina.

He has been part of the team that won major international trophies and has regularly produced important goals under Scaloni.

But his latest milestone shows that his individual legacy is also becoming bigger.

Reaching Argentina’s all-time top three places Lautaro among some of the greatest attackers the country has ever produced.

Batistuta now becomes the next target

The next player ahead of Lautaro is Gabriel Batistuta.

The legendary striker scored 55 goals for Argentina.

That means Lautaro is currently 13 goals behind Batistuta.

Closing that gap will not be easy, but Lautaro remains a regular part of the national team and continues to score consistently.

If he maintains his current form, Batistuta’s position could eventually come under pressure.

Messi remains far ahead

Lionel Messi remains comfortably at the top of Argentina’s scoring list.

The legendary No.10 has scored 125 international goals.

That record remains far beyond Lautaro’s current total.

But Lautaro does not need to catch Messi for his achievement to be historic.

Moving into the top three is already a major achievement for a player who still has time to add many more goals.

Another historic night for Lautaro

Lautaro’s career has already included major trophies and unforgettable moments with Argentina.

Now he has added another important personal record.

His goal against Burkina Faso took him to 42 international goals and confirmed his place among Argentina’s greatest scorers.

Only Messi and Batistuta now stand ahead of Lautaro in the historical ranking.

And with the Inter captain continuing to score regularly, Argentina’s all-time goalscoring list could change again sooner than expected.