Argentina and Chile progressed to the semi-finals of the Copa America on Saturday with Chile beating Mexico 7-0 and Lionel Messi getting an objective in Argentina's 4-1 win over Venezuela to equivalent his nation's unsurpassed scoring record.
Messi scored in the 60th moment to take his vocation count for Argentina to 54 objectives, coordinating the record held by Gabriel Batistuta.
"I am cheerful to have risen to Batistuta's record however my head is centered around lifting the Copa America," said the five-time World Player of the Year.
"We are doing things right, we are developing and we have to keep down that same street."
Argentina will now confront the Assembled States in the main semi-last on Tuesday in Houston.
Ruling champions Chile went along with them in the last four after a 7-0 destruction of Mexico in Santa Clause Clara.
Hoffenheim striker Eduardo Vargas scored four objectives to help them set up a semi-last date with Colombia on Wednesday.
Messi won the Man-of-the-Match grant in an activity stuffed diversion against underdogs Venezuela in Foxborough.
Argentina got off to the ideal begin after only seven minutes when Gonzalo Higuain jumped to turn a sensitive cross from Messi past goalkeeper Dani Hernandez.
The in-structure Napoli striker multiplied the lead 20 minutes after the fact when he locked on to a slack back go to round the goalkeeper and opening the ball into the vacant net.
Salomon Rondon twice approached for Venezuela and his side ought to have pulled an objective back two minutes from half time after Sergio Romero cut down Josef Martinez in the container.
Be that as it may, the Manchester Joined goalkeeper made up for himself when he stood firm and Seijas' heedlessly dinked punishment cruised directly into his arms.
Messi, who began without precedent for the competition after three substitute appearances, put Argentina 3-0 ahead when he worked a flawless one-two with Nicolas Gaitan and after that jabbed the ball under Hernandez with his left foot.
Venezuela were not out of it, however, and Rondon got the lightest of touches on a cross to head home and make it 3-1 following 70 minutes.
Be that as it may, their trusts were fleeting as seconds after the fact Erik Lamela, who had been on the field for just four minutes, shot home from 12 yards to make it 4-1 for Argentina.
Relentless CHILE
Chile were relentless in the other quarter-last in Santa Clause Clara as they pounded a shockingly delicate Mexico.
Edson Puch got his first universal objective following 15 minutes when he discharged home after guardian Guillermo Ochoa could just repel a long-extend shot.
Vargas got a second just before half time when he was first to jump on a cross ball.
Alexis Sanchez was included in a large portion of Chile's extraordinary work and he made it 3-0 only three minutes into the second half.
After three minutes Vargas got his second and Chile's fourth as Mexico - without chief Rafael Marquez who was left on the seat - withered under the weight.
Mexico had no response to the pace and running of Sanchez and Arturo Vidal and it was Sanchez who helped Vargas to a cap trap when the Hoffenheim striker pounded home from close-in after Ochoa had parried Sanchez's shot.
Vargas got a fourth following 73 minutes when he impacted the ball into the top of the net in the wake of dithering Mexican safeguards neglected to clear.
Puch finished the defeat in the 87th moment when he dinked the ball over Ochoa after a quick break by Sanchez.
"The main thing to say is sad for the fans and the nation," said Mexican midfielder Andres Guardado. "This is an exceptionally excruciating annihilation. I am astounded."
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