Argentine star football and captain Lionel Messi's passion for the country and the game was seen. In the semi-finals of the Copa America tournament, Argentina made it to the final with a penalty shootout win against Colombia. At one point in the match, Messi suffered a leg injury and his ankle was bleeding.
Despite this, Messi did not leave the field and continued to play. For this, fans including veterans praised him fiercely on social media. One user wrote that if someone else had been there, when would he have left the field, but Messi always plays for the team. He showed this.
The first goal of the semi-final was scored by Lautaro Martinez for Argentina in the 7th minute. This goal was assisted by Messi. With this one goal, Argentina won the first half. In the second half, Luis Diaz scored for Colombia in the 61st minute to level the match.
Meanwhile, in the 55th minute of the match, Colombia's Franck Fabra, while snatching the ball, hit Messi's leg strongly. Due to this, the Argentine captain started bleeding from the ankle. On this the referee also showed Fabra the yellow card. Colombian player Fabra plays for the Argentine club Boca Juniors.
The Copa America 2021 title match will be played on July 11 at the Marcana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The match will be played between defending champions Brazil and Argentina. On July 10, there will be a battle for the third number. This match will be between Colombia and Peru.
Messi's team Argentina has won the title 9 times. This time too he is a contender. Uruguay and Chile at number two have won the title equally 7-7 times. After this, the team of Brazil and Peru were champions 6-6 times. In the final of the last time (2019), Brazil won the title by defeating Peru 3-1.
