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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 and Neymar 2 best players at Copa America

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.

Messi has been the tournament’s outstanding player

"(He is) one step ahead of all of us," De Paul told a virtual news conference on Monday. "For the first goal against Ecuador (in July 3 quarterfinal], for example, he saw me alone and luckily, it helped us to win."

Argentina beats Ecuador at Copa

In the dying moments of the match Messi scored Argentina’s third from a free kick from the edge of the box. It was his fourth goal in the tournament.