Copa America: Rodriguez surpasses Messi's record for most assists in single edition
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Charlotte, US: James Rodriguez, a midfielder, broke the record held by the legendary Lionel Messi of Argentina for most assists on goals in a single Copa America season.
Jefferson Lerma's assist for the goal was his sixth assist of the competition, making him the player with the most assists in a single edition since the statistic's computation in 2011.
The previous mark belonged to Messi, who had registered 5 assists in the Copa América 2021.
With this sixth assist, Colombia's number 10 achieved his fourth game out of five with at least one assist. He started with two in the victory against Paraguay. He added one more against Costa Rica and another two in the 5-0 against Panama, in the quarterfinals.
Colombia defeated Uruguay 1-0 to advance to the final, which will be held on Sunday in Miami. Awaiting them are Argentina, as Lionel Messi and Co. look to make it a second consecutive Copa America title.