Within three weeks, tears of happiness gave way to sorrow. On July 11, when the night had just wrapped Rio de Janeiro, Lionel Messi knelt in tears on the lawn of the Maracana, after having defeated Brazil at the same time as the Indian sign, thanks to a realization of his friend Angel Di Maria (1-0). This Copa America had the taste of consecration for the native of Rosario, who left for Catalonia twenty-one years ago and who had never won anything with the selection, except the 2008 Olympics.
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