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Brazilian club Santos has disputed recent claims that Lionel Messi has surpassed Pelé’s all-time record for goals at a single club after he scored his 644 with Barcelona.
Pelé’s total for Santos, recognized by many as 643, was considered the highest by any player in a single club until Messi scored his 644 for Barça during the 3-0 win over Real Valladolid.
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Three-time World Cup winner Pelé even congratulated Messi, but Santos claimed in an Instagram post that his former player’s goals in prestigious friendlies should count towards his overall total.
“In recent days, there has been a lot of talk in the media and on social networks about how many goals Pelé scored with the Santos shirt,” reads a post on the club’s Instagram page.
According to some statistics, Argentine Lionel Messi (Barcelona) became the player with the most goals for a single club, when he scored 644 for the Catalans, excluding friendlies, which some call official goals.
“Pelé has already congratulated Barcelona’s number 10: ‘Stories like ours, of love for the same clubs for so long, sadly, will continue to get rarer in football.’ The king [The King] wrote on social media.
However, part of the media reports the total, although it excludes the best record of all: the total goals of the clubs. Pelé scored 1,091 for Santos.
“In the accounts of the expert press, The king he scored 643 in competitive matches and the 448 goals scored in friendly matches and tournaments were excluded as having less value.
“The 448 goals that they are trying to disqualify today were scored against the best teams of the time. Club América (Mexico) and Colo Colo (Chile) conceded nine goals each against Pelé.
“Inter Milan, one of the great European teams of the 1960s, conceded eight goals The king. The list is immense and includes big names: River Plate, Boca Juniors, Racing, Universidad de Chile, Real Madrid, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Benfica and Anderlecht.
“Even Barcelona, where Messi plays, was one of Pelé’s victims. He scored four goals in four games [against them]. “
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