Lionel Messi in an emotional statement has dedicated the Copa America triumph to the "45 million Argentines" and Diego Maradona. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner not only ended the 28-year-long wait for Argentina but also his personal duck to win an international trophy at Maracana against Brazil. Lionel Messi had a brilliant Copa America 2021 as he scored four goals and had five assists to his name. Even though Colombia's Luis Diaz also scored four goals, Messi registered more assists and was named the Golden Boot winner.
Copa America: Lionel Messi Dedicates Title Triumph To Argentines, Diego Maradona
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Copa America: Argentina captain Lionel Messi dedicated the Copa America title win to all the Argentines and former World Cup winner Diego Maradona.
Copa America: Lionel Messi scored four goals and gave five assists.© AFP
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Lionel Messi dedicated Copa title win to all Argentines, Diego Maradona
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Lionel Messi scored four goals and gave five assists in Copa America 2021
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Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in the final
Football legend Maradona, who inspired his nation to World Cup glory in 1986, passed away in November 2020 at the age of 60.
In total, Messi had a hand in nine of the 12 goals Argentina scored during the tournament and was also named the Best Player of the Tournament along with Brazil's Neymar who had scored two goals and registered three assists himself.
With this Copa victory, Argentina secured their 15th continental title, drawing them level with Uruguay as the holders of the most wins.
La Albiceleste are joint top with their la Plata neighbors Uruguay, while Brazil are in third with 9 wins.
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