Messi, Nunez, Vinicius, Alvarez – our Golden Boot predictions

The Copa America will see some of football’s finest goalscorers attempt to fire their countries to glory.

The likes of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and more possess plenty of talent in front of goal and the battle for the Golden Boot is sure to be tightly contested.

So who are the favourites to finish as the competition’s top marksman? Read on as we pick out the top contenders.

Odds are taken from Bet365 and were correct at the time of writing.

Lionel Messi – Argentina (3/1)

Lionel Messi may be 36 but he is still proving he has an eye for goal with his displays for both Argentina and Inter Miami.

The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has 12 goals in 12 MLS games this season, while he recently scored his 105th and 106th goal for his country in a warm-up fixture against Guatemala.

His last international tournament yeielded seven goals and ended with the former Barcelona superstar lifting the World Cup for the first time in Qatar.

Do not bet against the diminutive forward producing more magic on the international stage.

Vinicius Jr – Brazil (4/1)

Vinicius Jr’s influence for Brazil is arguably reaching the same level as Messi’s for Argentina – particularly with Neymar missing the tournament.

He comes into the tournament off the back of winning the Champions League with Real Madrid in which he scored in the finak at Wembley.

That said, his international record is pretty measly. The skillful forward has netted just three times in 30 appearances, last netting for the Selecao almost a year ago.

Even still, the 23-year-old is sure to be one of Tite’s main sources of goals in the USA for a side hoping to go all the way.

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— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) June 9, 2024

Darwin Nunez – Uruguay (7/2)

Darwin Nunez has – perhaps unfairly at times – a repuation as an unreliable figure in front of goal at club level for Liverpool.

But for all his missed chances, the 24-year-old still enjoyed an 18-goal campaign for the Reds and his…

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Author : Cian Cheesbrough

Publish date : 2024-06-20 08:00:42

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