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#4 Win a record 7th Pichichi award
Messi won his third consecutive Pichichi award (top-scorer in a Liga season) by scoring a league-best 34 goals as Barcelona won their 4th Spanish top-flight title in 5 seasons. In the process, Messi tied Telmo Zarra's 1952-53 record of most Pichichi awards (6) won by a player.
Messi won his first 3 Pichichi awards in 2009-10, 2011-12, and 2012-13 respectively.
With Messi netting 13 goals in as many Liga games in 2019-20 and topping the Liga scoring charts before the winter break, the Barcelona and Argentina captain could win a record-7th Pichichi award at the end of the season.
#5 Win his first senior international title with Argentina
With a rather dismal return of 1 goal in 6 Copa America games as Argentina lost to eventual winners Brazil in the 2019 semifinals, the 2020 Copa America represents perhaps Messi's final realistic opportunity to win his much coveted first senior international trophy for the Albiceleste.
Despite his fabulous records and trophies in club football, Messi has largely struggled to replicate that form for the national team. The Barcelona captain has fallen short in two Copa America finals, and also the World Cup final, with Argentina.
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