With Argentina defeating Brazil to win the 2021 Copa America, Lionel Messi ended the trophy drought

Superstar Lionel Messi helped Argentina beat host Brazil 1-0 with Angel Di Maria’s goal in the Copa America final on Saturday, thus winning him The first trophy of the national team.

The victory at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro ended Argentina’s 28-year wait for a major trophy and also ended Brazil’s 2,500-day unbeaten home record.

The last time Argentina tasted success was in a major event in 1993, when the great Gabriel Batistuta scored twice to get them in the Copa America final in Ecuador. Beat Mexico 2-1.

This is the first time Brazil has failed to lift a trophy in six games at home.

Although the 34-year-old Messi’s Odyssey has ended, Neymar, who is 5 years younger than him, still has not won an important international championship. Two years ago, he missed the victory of the Brazilian team at home due to injury.

Thanks to Di Maria’s goal in the 22nd minute, Argentina won in a cruel and violent match.

The 33-year-old winger ran to Rodrigo De Paul (Rodrigo De Paul)’s gorgeous pass to complete the first lob shot of Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson.

Messi could have ended the victory two minutes later, but fell down when only Edson was defeated.

Author: Maria the Tormentor

In a crazy start, Argentine burly enforcer Nicolas Otamendi quickly fouled, and Brazilian midfielder Fred played in Gonzalo Montiel’s game just three minutes later. Won the first yellow card in the storm.

Brazil remained unchanged in the semi-final victory over Peru, while the Argentine coach Lionel Scaroni made five adjustments, especially with the introduction of Di Maria, who played off the bench last time against Colombia and was full of energy. And decisive.

The final is the first game of the competition. It was originally scheduled to take place last year. After the authorities partially lifted the pandemic restrictions, 7,800 fans (one-tenth of the Maracana capacity) were allowed to sit.

The first obvious opportunity came in the 13th minute. Richarlison brought Marquinhos’ long pass into Neymar’s path, but the Brazilian star was squeezed out by a pair of defenders.

The cruel nature of the early challenges can be seen in the players’ jerseys. Neymar wore ragged shorts and Lucas Paqueta was left with a hole under Otamendi’s intervention.

Argentina’s game is full of aggressiveness and promise, but Di Maria is not lacking in quality in torturing Brazil’s left-back Renan Lodi, and he should probably cut off DePaul’s pass to get a goal from the winger.

Di Maria’s shot from 20 yards was blocked, and Messi shot wide after 40 yards.

The Brazilian team worked hard to create anything noteworthy, and even if they got a free kick within the shooting range, Neymar could not beat the wall.

When the home team finally maintained a certain amount of pressure at the end of the first half, Everton’s deflected shot was knocked down by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

Grumpy

Brazil coach Titt moved quickly and brought forward Roberto Firmino to the defensive midfielder Fred at the end of the half.

Soon after, Richard Leeson scored the ball into the net, but he was sentenced to offside.

Moments later, Neymar served Richardson, but Martinez blocked his shot from the near post.

More and more things have become an irritable, trivial thing, with almost no smooth game between fouls and excessive dramatic and grumpy quarrels.

It is working when the Argentine team wants to time the clock and maintain their slender lead.

The Brazilian team put pressure again at the end of halftime, but they lacked a lethal touch in the face of some passionate defense-Montiel even used his white socks soaked in blood to end the game.

When the Brazilian substitute Gabriel Barbosa volleyed the target, Martinez was evenly matched.

Messi slipped awkwardly when he had a chance to win, but it didn’t matter, because after a while, his teammates threw him into the air to celebrate their victory.