Copa América Golden Boot odds: Argentina player leads, and it's not Messi

Argentina has the leading scorer at the Copa América 2024 so far. That’s certainly not a surprise to anyone.

But this next part likely is: That leading scorer is not Lionel Messi.

In fact, Messi did not score in his team’s first two games — though he had some nice chances in the tournament opening win over Canada — and then he sat out Saturday’s game against Peru as he nursed an injury.

Meanwhile, Lautaro Martínez has stolen the show, as the 26-year-old scored twice against Peru, bringing his tournament total to four. No other player has more than two so far, and Martinez’s odds of winning the Golden Boot have jumped from +700 to -135.

Here are the Golden Boot leaders so far, followed by the odds leaders, according to BetMGM (as of July 29).

Copa America Golden Boot leaders:

Lautaro Martinez, Argentina — 4 goalsMaximiliano Araujo, Uruguay — 2 goalsDarwin Nunez, Uruguay — 2 goalsVinicius Junior, Brazil — 2 goalsFalorin Balogun, United States — 2 goalsPiero Hincapie, Ecuador — 1 goalJonathan David, Canada — 1 goalGerardo Arteaga, Mexico — 1 goalChristian Pulisic, United States — 1 goalMichael Murillo, Panama — 1 goalOmar Alderete, Paraguay — 1 goalDavinson Sanchez, Colombia — 1 goalDaniel Munoz, Colombia — 1 goalFacundo Pellistri, Uruguay — 1 goalMatias Vina, Uruguay — 1 goalFederico Valverde, Uruguay — 1 goalMichail Antonio, Jamaica — 1 goalLucas Paqueta, Brazil — 1 goalKendry Paez, Ecuador — 1 goalLuis Diaz, Colombia — 1 goalSalomon Rondon, Venezuela — 1 goalJulio Enciso, Paraguay — 1 goalJeremy Sarmiento, Ecuador — 1 goalJulian Alvarez, Argentina — 1 goalJefferson Lerma, Colombia — 1 goalJose Fajardo, Panama — 1 goalEduard Bello, Venezuela — 1 goalJhon Cordoba, Colombia — 1 goalSavio, Brazil — 1 goalJhonder Cadiz, Venezuela — 1 goalAlan Minda, Ecuador — 1 goalRodrigo Bentancur, Uruguay — 1 goalCesar Blackman, Panama — 1 goal

Odds to win Copa América Golden Boot

*BetMGM odds as of June 29

Lautaro Martinez: -135Vinicius Junior: +200Darwin Nunez: +250Lionel Messi: +1200Julian Alvarez: +1200Luis Diaz: +2000Facundo Pellistri: +2500Rodrygo: +3300Christian Pulisic: +3300Jefferson Lerma: +3300Jhon Cordoba: +4000Endrick: +5000Federico Valverde: +5000Hirving Lozano: +5000

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