Messi wins his first International trophy as Argentina beats Brazil 1-0 to win the Copa America 2021
Argentina Wins Copa America: There is a new champion in South America; one that had not appeared since 1993. Argentina won the Copa América 2021 by beating Brazil 0-1 with a goal from Ángel Di María in the first half.
Lionel Messi lifts a new title, so that the Albiceleste break with the 4 lost finals, the last two (2015 and 2016 in the Copa América) with La Pulga; With this triumph, the Argentines are, together with Uruguay, the most winners of the Copa América with 15 trophies.
Argentina ends 28 years drought
Brazil won the title at home and a new Bicampeonato in this competition, only one failure was the difference for Argentina to lift the title in a duel full of fouls and kicks.
It was in Ecuador 1993 when Argentina won the Copa América for the last time, it was against Mexico in Guayaquil with a score of 2-1.
The Maracaná witnessed this duel that took a long time to start and with a very rough first half in which Neymar suffered a short break.
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Di María opened the scoring just at minute 21′. Rodrigo De Paul made a long stroke, the Fideo received before the error of Renan Lodi. And the Argentine settled down and defined as a hat to make it 1-0.
Finally Messi won his first International trophy
Then came two other Argentine lashes. El Fideo and Messi, both without luck since in the first at 28. There was a deflection of the Brazilian rear and with the Flea the ball went one way.
Argentina Wins Copa America
In the second half, Richarlison scored the tying goal at 52 ‘ by taking advantage of a rebound in the area. However, it was canceled out of place. Richarlison himself fired another shot at 53. However, the goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez, saved him with his left hand.
Little by little Brazil took over the match and the ball, but Martinez saved Argentina.
In the final part, Brazil knocked on the door, Gabriel Barbosa made a shot 82 ‘that was deflected and at 88’, Emiliano saved Albiceleste with another blow. On the counter, Messi had the 2-0, but failed against Ederson Moraes, five minutes were added and there were no more goals.
