Surely David ospina Y Lionel Messi will face each other again, now for a place in the final of the America Cup. The Colombia and Argentina National Team, with them at an excellent level, they will meet next Tuesday.
That day could be the eleventh crossing between the goalkeeper of the Colombia selection and the historical goalscorer of Argentina. They have already faced each other in multiple scenarios: Playoffs, America’s Cup and Champions League. Those duels occurred with the Colombian wearing the Tricolor shirt, that of the Arsenal and that of Naples, with an even balance compared to individual grief.
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In the collective it only has one triumph. David ospina received 4 goals from Lionel Messi and in 3 games against teams that had him, he took the goal to zero.
All the duels between David Ospina and Lionel Messi
1- June 6, 2009 in the Eliminatory | Argentina 1-0 Colombia
Playoff game heading to South Africa 2010. David ospina received the trust of DT Eduardo Lara to be the owner. He did not receive goals from Lionel Messi (He played the 90 minutes), but the Tricolor lost 1-0. The goal did Daniel Diaz.
2- November 15, 2011 in the Eliminatory | Colombia 1-2 Argentina
Qualifying match heading to Brazil 2014. It was played at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla. Lionel Messi made one of the goals of the visiting victory. The other was the work of Sergio Aguero.
3- June 8, 2013 in the Eliminatory | Argentina 0-0 Colombia
That day Lionel Messi he was not a starter. He entered for the last half hour and in that time he did not manage to violate the goal defended by David ospina. It was a draw playing at the Monumental stadium.
4- June 27, 2015 at Copa América | Argentina 0-0 Colombia
Game of America Cup that was defined by penalties. In regulation time there was an impressive save by David Ospina to a header from Lionel Messi. In the definition, the Argentine did overcome the resistance of the Colombian. It was the Albiceleste team that won the duel.
5- March 16, 2016 in Champions League | Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal
David ospina was headline in the Camp Nou and received 3 goals. Lionel Messi did one of them. His was the third. The others wrote them down Neymar Jr. and Luis Suárez. With that result, the culé team qualified for the quarterfinals.
6- November 16, 2016 in the Eliminatory | Argentina 3-0 Colombia
Course to Russia 2018, David Ospina he was tackling in San Juan. He started by decision of Jose Pékerman and after 10 minutes he suffered a goal from Lionel Messi. That was the first of the 3 that they wrote down to him that day. The other pair were from Lucas Pratto and Ángel Di María.
7- June 16, 2019 at Copa América | Argentina 0-2 Colombia
With this game the group stage began. There were 90 minutes of both Lionel Messi like David ospina. The Colombian took the arc to zero. He won the tricolor box with so many of Róger Martínez and Duvan Zapata.
8- February 25, 2020 in the Champions League | Napoli 1-1 Barcelona
It was the first leg of the key that is to be defined now. Again the two were headlines. This time the Colombian avoided goals from the Argentine. The one who scored him was Antoine Griezmann.
9- August 8, 2020 in Champions League | Barcelona 3-1 Napoli
The Neapolitan team was eliminated from the Champions League after losing 3-1 at the Camp Nou. David Ospina was the starter. He received goals from Clement Lenglet, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez (from a penalty).
10- June 8, 2021 in the Eliminatory | Selection Colombia 2-2 Argentina
The most recent crossing between them took place in the Metropolitan Stadium (Barranquilla). It ended in a draw, but without Messi goals. The goals that David Ospina received were made by Cristian Romero and Leandro Paredes. Luis Fernando Muriel and Miguel Borja scored for the Tricolor.
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