DARWIN NUNEZ IN THE TOP 7
Darwin Núñez among all-time best South American serial scorers
Darwin Núñez failed to score against the United States in the last match of the group stage of the Copa America on 2 July, thereby breaking his goal streak for the Uruguay national team at 7 matches.
He is only the 7th player in South American football history to maintain a winning streak for that long.
The continent's record remained unshakable - 10 games in a row with scoring by the legendary Brazilian forward Leônidas in 1932-1940.
| SOUTH AMERICA | NATIONAL | TEAMS | |||
| LONGEST | SCORING | RUNS | |||
| Player | Team | Games | From | To | |
| Leônidas | Brazil | 10 | 04/12/1932 | 18/02/1940 | |
| Jairzinho | Brazil | 8 | 03/06/1970 | 04/10/1970 | |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 8 | 03/12/2022 | 08/09/2023 | |
| Héctor Scarone | Uruguay | 7 | 28/08/1927 | 13/06/1928 | |
| Antonio Angelillo | Argentina | 7 | 19/08/1956 | 03/04/1957 | |
| Romário | Brazil | 7 | 19/09/1993 | 28/06/1994 | |
| Darwin Núñez | Uruguay | 7 | 12/10/2023 | 28/06/2024 |