Lionel Messi: Argentina Win Copa America after 28 years
July 11, 2021A “beautiful madness”:
Lionel Messi Argentina Win Copa America after 28 years, the superstar of FC
Barcelona defeated the tormenting ghosts of the past and finally won the
longed-for title with Argentina. Winning Copa America against arch-rivals
Brazil is a relief.
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi |
It took 28 years for Argentina to
finally win the Copa America again. For Lionel Messi it is the first big title
with the national team.
Lionel Messi and his Argentines
finally win Copa America after 28 years, and you could see that on the kickers
in sky blue. Messi broke his title curse with the Albiceleste and was finally
able to raise the long-awaited trophy in the air, in the famous Maracana in Rio
de Janeiro the final triumph against arch-rivals Brazil. With the 1-0 win,
Argentina has crowned South America champion again after a long 28 years.
Messi thus fulfilled a dream and
won his first major international title with the Argentine national team – so
far he had only won the 2005 U-20 World Cup and the gold medal at the 2008
Olympic Games with the Albiceleste. Triumphs that don’t matter, because Messi
won them with youth teams with the senior national team he chased in vain for
the longed-for title for a good 16 years. La Pulga and Argentina narrowly
failed in the finals three times: At the 2014 World Cup, there was a bitter 0:
1 against Germany after extra time, at the Copa America finals in 2015 and 2016
Messi’s Argentines were both dramatically defeated by Chile on penalties.
Don’t give up pic.twitter.com/I3ow7ifxnA
— a d i l (@Barzaboy) July 11, 2021
In the fourth attempt, it finally
worked out with the final triumph, which was tantamount to a release – for the
national team, but especially for Messi himself. You saw that directly with the
final whistle, when almost all Argentine players immediately ran to Messi, with
tears of relief and joy rolled down her cheeks. Then his teammates threw him
into the air, heartwarming pictures, certainly also for neutral viewers. Images
that contained a clear message: This Copa America title, it’s Messi’s title
above all.
‘Beautiful madness’: Messi
finally got rid of ‘sting’
“What beautiful madness.
That is unbelievable, thank God,” commented Messi on the redeeming Copa
triumph in the Maracana on Instagram under his picture with the trophy and then
declared: “I had to get rid of this sting and achieve something with the
national team. It’s inexplicable madness, the happiness I feel. I had to leave
sadly many times, but I knew it would work this time. There was no better
moment than to beat Brazil in Brazil. “
A real maracanazo, one steeped in
history too. Brazil lost a competitive game against Argentina for the first
time in their own country and for the first time again a game in the Maracana
Stadium since 1950! Back then, the big favourite, Brazil, lost to underdog
Uruguay at the World Cup, and the term Maracanazo was born. Now Messi and Co.
have created something historical in the sacred living room of the Brazilians
in Rio de Janeiro.
¡Como para no celebrar así! @Argentina volvió a levantar la CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica de la mano de Lionel Messi 🔟 y se festejó con todo 🥳
🇦🇷 Argentina 🆚 Brasil 🇧🇷#VibraElContinente #VibraOContinente pic.twitter.com/4ps25RHfMy
— Copa América (@CopaAmerica) July 11, 2021
“Champion in the court of
the enemy,” wrote the Argentine newspaper La Nación, while the Olé
commented: “The joy of Lionel Messi is the joy of millions of
Argentines.” Messi and Argentina – they have defeated the evil spirits of
the past and are finally at the goal of their dreams.