The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion.
They also lead the all-time table, have the highest number of victories and hold various other records.
In the era of the South American Championship, round robins were more commonly played than knock-out tournaments.
Four out of nine CONMEBOL members have never beaten the Albiceleste in regulation time in a combined 79 attempts.
The others are Vicente de la Mata (1937, 1945, 1946), José Salomón (1941, 1945, 1946), Mario Boyé, Félix Loustau, Norberto Méndez and René Pontoni (all 1945, 1946, 1947).
The Argentina squad that contested the first Copa América (then "South American Championship") held in 1916
Américo Tesoriere
was Argentina's first choice goalkeeper in six tournaments in the 1920s. In 1921, he became the first goalkeeper, and the first Argentinian to receive the best player award.
Lionel Messi
is the top appearance-maker in the Copa América. He is also the first and only Argentine to feature in seven different editions of the competition.
Norberto Méndez
scored at least five goals at each of the three Copa América tournaments from 1945 to 1947, where Argentina remained unbeaten. With 17 goals total, he holds the joint-record for top scorer at the Copa América along with Brazil's
Zizinho
.
