Crespo, scored Argentina’s first goal of the match when he drilled in a penalty, but pulled a muscle in his leg during the process and could be out of action for the rest of the tournament.

Still, it was his third strike of the Copa America, after his first two goals against the United States last week, and the player has gone on to surpass Diego Maradona, Argentina’s greatest footballer of all time.

Maradona, who played for his national team between 1977 and 1994 scored 34 times, with the last one being against Greece in the group stage of USA ’94 at the Foxboro Stadium in Boston.

Crespo, who was recently crowned Italian champions with Inter Milan, is still 21 goals away of breaking the all-time record held by Gabriel Bastistuta, with 56 goals.

After their convincing 4-2 victory over Colombia on Tuesday the Argentines booked their spot in the next round, but first will have to complete the group phase of matches with a clash against group leaders Paraguay later on in the week.

The Argentine medical staff has affirmed that Crespo’s condition could put an end to his Copa America, although they will undertake further tests in the next few days.

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