Lionel Messi is forced to continue waiting for his first title with the Argentine national team. A few days after his 29th birthday, the star of Barcelona had planned to give himself and his team-mates "Copa America" trophies as a gift, but they were defeated in the final on penalties.
Chilean footballers won their second consecutive "Copa America" trophy, with Francisco Silva successfully scoring in the penalty shootout to allow the team to celebrate again.
The main time and extra time ended 0:0.
For the Argentine national team, this was the third consecutive lost final. Last year, Argentina lost in the penalty shootout in the "Copa America" tournament to Chile, and in the 2014 World Cup, they were defeated by Germany in extra time.
Starting the penalty shootout, L. Messi did not do what all the fans hoped for. The Argentine leader hit the ball over the crossbar. The situation was somewhat eased by Arturo Vidal's inaccurate first shot. Argentina finally fell when Lucas Biglia missed the fourth penalty.
The final of the "Copa America" tournament in the USA was watched by 82,126 spectators.
In this tournament, L. Messi scored 5 goals.
Both teams finished the first half with ten men. In the 28th minute, Chile's Martino Diaz received his second yellow card, and in the 43rd minute, Marcos Rojo was shown a red card. In the 40th minute, L. Messi received a yellow card for simulation.
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