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Considered one of the greatest players the world has ever seen, Lionel Messi is the crown jewel of Argentina's modern generation. Yet the 35-year-old had been dogged by a lack of international success for years, unable to hoist an international trophy for a significant portion of his time with Argentina.
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Copa America: Messi finally lands first senior title with Argentina
After nine senior tournaments, Messi, 34, led Argentina past Brazil in the Copa final.
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Lionel Messi has finally got his hand on a senior national title with Argentina as the Albiceleste beat hosts Brazil 1-0 in the
Angel Di Maria scored the only goal of the game in the first half after Ronan Lodi poorly controlled a long diagonal pass from Rodrigo de Paul. Di Maria steadied himself before successfully lobbing an onrushing Emerson.
The win was Messi’s first after nine senior national team tournaments and four finals. The Copa has been especially cruel to Argentina, having lost in three of the last four finals. For Brazil, it was the first loss since they lost to Argentina in a friendly match 1-0-a match that was played in Saudi Arabia in November 2019.