Lautaro Martinez etched his name in the Argentina history books following his cameo against Venezuela.

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Martinez became one of Argentina's top five scorers of all time when he came off the bench to score in Argentina's comfortable 3-0 win over Venezuela in the World Cup qualifiers, putting behindthe disappointment of Inter's defeat to Udinese in the best possible way. The former River Plate sensation scored the second goal, but more importantly, he surpassed the legendary Diego Maradona's goal tally with the Albiceleste.

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His goal wasn't just any goal. Coming on in the 74th minute and scoring just two minutes later, Martinez overtook Maradona's goal tally for Argentina. The Napoli icon scored 32 goals for the national team. Martinez, with his goal against Venezuela, now has 33 goals in 71 appearances.

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Since making his debut in 2018, Martinez has proved to be a clinical finisher for Argentina. He has lifted three titles with the national team — two Copa America titles (2021 and 2024) and the 2022 World Cup, not to mention the 2022 Finalissima. He also won the Golden Boot at the 2024 Copa America for scoring five goals. Martinez now needs three more goals to overtake Hernan Crespo's tally of 35 goals, and nine more goals to surpass the 41 goals scored by Sergio Aguero.

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El Toro will be hoping to continue his purple patch for his country when they visit Ecuador next Wednesday. Martinez has scored 12 goals in his last 17 caps for Argentina.