Chronicle Brazil repeats history with Peru and plays the final again, now with Neymar
Opinion Return to the ideal past
Leo Messi
has his penultimate opportunity this Sunday to lift a trophy with Argentina in the
Copa América
final
against
Brazil
(1:00 am, TV3 and TVG). Almost 13 years have passed since the only time he savored the triumph with the albiceleste, it was in the conquest of gold at the
Beijing Games
. He has played four finals with the senior team and was defeated in all of them.
Brazil
won 3-0 in the final of the
Copa América
in 2007 and
Chile
won the penalty shoot-out in the 2015 and 2016 editions. The worst memory was 1-0 against Germany in the World Cup. 2014.
Five years ago, when
Argentina
played the Copa América with Chile from 11 meters, and after
Romero
blocked
Arturo Vidal's
first pitch
,
Messi
saw his shot go over the crossbar. And there began his ordeal. When
Claudio Bravo
saved
Lucas Biglia's
right hand
, he covered his face with his shirt and isolated himself from everything. Silva, immediately afterwards, passed sentence.
Now, however, the attitude of the captain is very different.
Against
Colombia
, also on penalties, he scored his with an incontestable shot, then he encouraged
Martínez
, he consoled
De Paul
for his mistake, it was unleashed when the goalkeeper stopped the shot of the former Barça player
Yerry Mina
and celebrated with anger all the Albiceleste goals .
In addition, he melted into a tremendous hug with the rest of his teammates when the Argentine goalkeeper ended the session with his third stop.
Four goals, five assists
Messi
wants to finally win a title with
Argentina's
senior team
. An award that could be the prelude to the climax that he aspires to add in Qatar next year. That is why it is not surprising that a great Copa América is taking shape. So far, he has already scored four goals and five assists and is one point short of equaling
Pelé's
record of 77
for Brazil. His friend
Neymar
is the main argument of the Brazilian team to stop once again the ambitions of the Barça forward. The duel between the two is expected of high voltage. The cararinha exercises with the advantage of the local factor, but with a less showy game than usual.
While the captain of
Argentina
watches arms with his own, his future at
Barça is
still up in the air.
Despite the fact that there is an agreement between the parties to continue in the club for at least a couple of years, the fit that
Laporta
has to make
with the salary mass and
financial
fair play
continues to delay the definitive closing of history.
The president insists on remaining calm, but
Ronald Koeman is
not so clear.
"When everything is not solved, you always have to be concerned, but I have full confidence in our president to fix this issue," said the technician.
"The most for the club"
"Messi is very important for the club, but it is also important for the Spanish League, because the best player in the world would stay here. We all have to make an effort to continue with us," reflected the Dutchman, who made this message especially extensive to the azulgrana squad.
"The players already helped the club last year and, if a little more is needed, those of us who have been at Barça for a long time and I, as a coach, have to make an effort. It's about giving our best for the club." sentenced.
The coach also assured that it is counterproductive for
Pedri to
play the
Tokyo Games
.
"For a player it is too much to do two competitions at the highest level in the summer. He has played it almost every minute in a season," he warned.
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