Decisive passer on the opening goal of his team, Lionel Messi also finished the Copa America semi-final between Argentina and Colombia (1-1, 3 tab 2) with a bleeding left ankle on Tuesday.
The second Copa America semi-final between Argentina and Colombia turned into an epic game on Tuesday night. The Argentines emerged victorious on penalties after a session where goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez repelled three opposing strikes (1-1, 3 tab 2). Before that, a lot had already happened with many chances, two contentious situations and strong commitment from both teams.
Lionel Messi paid the price since he received muscular preferential treatment from one player in particular: Frank Fabra. The Argentine left-back was first warned after a poorly mastered tackle on Messi in the 55th minute of play. He came close to the red card a few minutes later (58th) by striking a sole on Messi’s left ankle, leaving a clearly visible trace of his intervention. The Argentinian star’s sock is indeed colored red. Fabra immediately apologized and Messi ended the meeting with his left ankle bleeding.
Fabra apologizes and asks for Messi’s shirt!
The story between the two players did not end there since Fabra, who plays at Boca Juniors, took advantage of this moment of exchange with Messi to ask him for his jersey, after having apologized to him. This may not have made FC Barcelona laugh, which is still trying to extend its star, currently free since the end of his contract on June 30.
Decisive passer on the opening goal of Argentina, Messi also transformed his shot on goal into strength. He now has an appointment in the final against Brazil on Sunday to finally win a first title with his selection. He will challenge Neymar, his friend and former teammate at Barça who had given him an appointment.
Reunion with Neymar
“We are both in the final, I know Ney said it, on the one hand, because we are friends but also because he wanted me to be there. It will surely be very balanced and complicated. We are very excited, we reached the first goal which was the final, to play all the games, and now we are more excited than ever to win this Cup. “
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