Copa America 2024 is the 7th South American championship that Messi participates in, setting a new record. Speaking after the match against Canada this morning (June 21), Messi said: “I don’t care about records, but I’m happy to still be here, fighting with my teammates, enjoying the Copa America.” “.
“I’m not focused on setting records, I simply want to do my best, try with my teammates on the Argentina team. Sometimes we play well, sometimes we play very badly, but In any situation, the whole team always fights hard,” Messi added.
Against Canada, Argentina won 2-0. It’s surprising that this is the first win of the defending world and South American champions, at the start of a major tournament (World Cup and Copa America), under coach Scaloni’s reign.
The 8-time Golden Ball winner talked about how opponents always focus on defending in large numbers when facing Argentina: “Most opponents play the same way when facing Argentina, they play differently.” we”.
“The Argentinian team always has a hard time finding space in their defense. Every time we take the field, we know that Argentina must be very patient and know how to take advantage of opportunities when they come.
Argentina always has to prepare very carefully physically, because our matches are all physical torture. Actually, we also know how our opponents will play. As for Canada, they are strong and agile. Anyway, the important thing is that we started the tournament with a victory,” Messi said humbly.
In the match against Canada, Messi did not directly score, but he made the decisive pass for Lautaro Martinez to score a 2-0 victory for Argentina.
The Tango team will have their second match at Copa America 2024, against the Chilean team on June 25. Messi spoke up: “We are in a difficult group, Argentina has 2 more matches. In the immediate future, we will face Chile, they are an unpleasant opponent”.
