Flamengo set to challenge Messi's record
- Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Sports
RIO DE JANEIRO : Brazilian club Flamengo may challenge Lionel Messi's calendar year record, saying that former Brazil captain Zico scored 89 goals in 1979.
Barcelona's Messi scored his 87th and 88th goals of the year in Wednesday's King's Cup last-16 first leg at Cordoba having thought he had broken Gerd Mueller's 1972 record of 85 on Sunday.
"We are upset. Messi still hasn't passed the milestone," Bruno Lucena, head of Flamengo's research and statistics department, told Brazilian sports daily Lance.
This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.
