2024-07-17 01:31:16
Argentina captain Lionel Messi was injured in the first half of the match against Colombia in the Copa America final. He had to leave the field in the second half. At that time it was assumed that Messi’s injury was quite serious. However, the Argentinian captain assured the fans. He said that he will return to the field soon.
Lautaro Martinez’s extra-time goal in the match saw Argentina win a record 16th title by defeating Colombia. At the end of the match, Messi did not say anything even though he celebrated with his teammates and family members. Later he gave a message on social media about his injury and other issues.
Messi posted three Instagram posts in a row. In the first post, he captioned a smiling photo of himself holding two Copa America trophies, ‘One more….’ In the second post, after the picture of the family members celebrating the title, the third post revealed the condition of the injury.
Messi started the post by thanking everyone and wrote, ‘Copa America is over. First of all I want to thank everyone. I am fine. Thank God. Hopefully, soon I will be able to return to the field and enjoy what I love to do the most.’
Finally, Messi spoke about Angel Di Maria, Nicolas Otamendi and the rest, ‘Fideo (Di Maria) has left us. But we won another cup. I am very happy because of this. The big thing is, like him, Ota (Otamendi) and I feel a special thrill.’