Argentina Ends Third in Copa America
(MENAFN- Wadsam) Argentina secured
third place in the Copa America by beating Chile in a very heated match.
Argentina beat Chile 2 – 1 in Copa America, with Messi
providing an assist to Sergio Aguero and getting a red card with only eight
minutes left in the match.
After a clash with Gary Medel, messi got a red card for only
the second time in his entire career, with the first time being his
international debut fourteen years ago.
Medel pushed Messi's face in the beginning and they argued
before the referee came and dismissed them both. In the replays, however, it
appeared that Messi did not respond aggressively to Medel's actions when he
pushed his face.
After the match, Messi refused to collect his third-place
medal with his teammates.
"I feel lot of anger because I think I did not deserve
that red card because I think we were playing a very good game. We were ahead,
but, as I said recently, unfortunately there is a lot of corruption, the
referees. … We leave with the feeling that they did not allow us to be in the
final, that we were ready for better. Brazil's match and today's match were our
two best performances, but then when you are sincere, you say things and these
things happen,' said Messi.
Argentina was denied two penalty claims in the semifinal game against Brazil, to which Messi expressed harsh criticism.
Brazil and Peru will face off in the final of the Copa
America this Sunday.
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