Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the 2024 Copa America as Argentina beat Canada 2-0 to reach the final of the tournament.
Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi fights for the ball with France’s midfielder #25 Eduardo Camavinga during the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022.
Messi has struggled for goal-scoring form throughout the campaign but was in the right place at the right time to tuck home an important effort that helped Argentina reach the final.He was sharp enough to get the key touch onto a shot from Enzo Fernandez in the 51st minute that gave Argentina a two-goal cushion.
No matter how it came, Messi scored his 109th goal in international play, and has taken second place on the all-time international goal-scorers list from Iran’s Ali Daei.matches up until now. He also missed a match as he was nursing a right groin/adductor injury, but he has since returned and in the last two matches has looked closer to his best.
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