Argentina beat Canada 2-0 with Messi scoring his 109th goal with the Albiceleste to score a 6th Copa America and will now face either Uruguay or Colombia in the final.
Argentina beat Canada 2-0 to qualify for the Copa America final, where they will be looking to retain their crown.
Lionel Messi and company opened the scoring with Julián Alvarez in the 22nd minute after a nice assist from De Paul, and in the second half, specifically in the 51st minute, Lionel Messi “locked in” the winning quality of his country’s national team in the final (early on Monday) where she will face either Uruguay or Colombia.
Messi reached with this goal 109 and surpassed Ali Dai at the level of the national team with Cristiano Ronaldo at the top with 130 goals. Also, Messi scored in the sixth Copa America (2007, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024) and equaled Zizionio’s 1957 record.
At the same time, Angel Di Maria, with his presence in the game against Canada, became the player with the most appearances in the Argentine National Team.
Argentina: Martinez, Montiel (71′ Molina), Romero, L. Martinez, Tagliafico (64′ Otamendi), Di Maria (78′ Gonzalez), De Paul, Enso Fernandez, McAllister (78′ Palacios), Messi, Alvarez (78′ Martins ) ).
CANADA: Crepea, Johnston, Bobbito, Cornelius, Davies (71′ Osorio), Kone, Eustaquio (72′ Honiere), Hudson-Odoi (55′ Al Ahmed), David (64′ Oluwatimikhin), Saffelburg (55′ Millar), Larin.