Who is leading the race for Copa Americas Golden Boot?
The 2021 edition of the Copa America is underway, and Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Colombia are the four semi-finalists vying for the top prize. Argentinas Lionel Messi has been the standout performer in the competition with four goals and has also provided as many assists. Interestingly, it must be mentioned that Messi has never won the Golden Boot award at Copa America. Messi needs four more goals to equal Norbeto Mendez (Agrentina) and Zizinho (Brazil)s tally of 17 goals each, who are the all-time top scorers at Copa America. Editors Picks The English are always bitter  Immobile diving row shouldnt detract from Italys status as the best team at Euro 2020  First undroppable, now unstoppable: Kane can lead England to Euro 2020 glory  Its coming home  England fans dreaming of Euro 2020 glory after 4-0 thrashing of Ukraine  Brazil beware! Messi-inspired Argentina are now real Copa America contenders  He started the 2021 edition of the tournament in style with a gem of a free-kick against Chile before adding a couple against Bolivia in their last group game. In the quarterfinal against Ecuador, Messi was in sublime form as he provided two assists and scored at the death from a free-kick. Messi is the only player with four goals to his name. There are 10 players who have scored twice in this competition however, only five are still in contention with their teams being in the semis. Player Team Goals Lionel Messi Argentina 4 Papu Gomez Argentina 2 Lautaro Martinez Argentina 2 Andre Carillo Peru 2 Gianluca Lapadula Peru 2 Neymar Brazil 2  The other players who have scored two goals are: Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) ngel Romero (Paraguay), Ayrton Preciado (Ecuador) and Eduardo Vargas (Chile)