Messi dedicates win to Argentinians and Diego
Messi, who was awarded the player of the tournament for his four goals and five assists, also dedicated the victory to the memory of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died last year aged 60.
Messi, who was awarded the player of the tournament for his four goals and five assists, also dedicated the victory to the memory of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died last year aged 60.
The study group included Colombia’s Francisco Maturana and Carlos Restrepo; Uruguay’s Daniel Bañales and Gerardo Pelusso; Argentina’s Sergio Batista and Nery Pumpido and Brazil’s Oswaldo de Oliveira.
“I can’t cry yet,” Di Maria said after the match. “We dreamed of getting this, and we fought. Many people criticized us and asked us not to come back (to the national team).”
Copa America 2021 will bring us an exciting final between Argentina and Brazil.
eru did not relent and they were back on level terms when Gianluca Lapadula headed home from a Raziel Garcia corner, eight minutes from time.
Post a Copa America match, captain of the Argentina team, Messi, had heavily criticised the refereeing in his post-match comments and press conferences.
Messi scored a dozen goals in the Champions League, aiding the Catalans to reach the Copa del Rey final and was part of the Argentina team which was knocked out of the Copa America semifinals.
The big talking point of this Copa America clash was undoubtedly the sending off of Medel and Messi - who has never been sent off for Barcelona, and whose only other red card was on his international debut 14 years ago.
Argentina lost 2-0 to hosts Brazil in front of the watching Bolsonaro at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte but were infuriated that they were denied two penalty claims that replays suggested should have been given.
Peru won only one of their three matches in the first phase but overcame Uruguay on penalties in the quarterfinals before beating Chile 3-0 in their semifinal on Wednesday.