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Messi breaks another record at CONMEBOL Copa América™

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  Messi breaks another record at CONMEBOL Copa América™ Lionel Messi breaks the record for the most appearences ever in the tournament. June 20, 2024 He became the player with the most appearances in the history of the world's oldest national team tournament. He surpassed the historic Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone, who had set the record in 1953. On June 20, 2024, Lionel Messi became the  player with the most appearances in the history of CONMEBOL Copa América™ : when he appeared in the match against Canada, the Argentine reached 35 matches across seven editions of the tournament. The number 10 started for the Argentine national team in the opening match of the 48th edition of the tournament, against Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Messi made his debut in the CONMEBOL Copa América™ at 20 years old, when he was called up by Alfio Basile. Sergio Batista (2011), Gerardo Martino (2015 and 2016), and Lionel Scaloni (2019, 2021, and 2024) were the other c

Argentina gets off to a flying start at CONMEBOL Copa América™

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  Argentina gets off to a flying start at CONMEBOL Copa América™ Lionel Messi breaks the record for most appearances in the tournament while Argentina begins the tournament with a win. June 21, 2024 Argentina wins the first match of the 48th edition of the old national team tournament in the world. . Lionel Messi breaks yet another record during his astounding career. Highlights - Julian Alvarez scores his first ever CONMEBOL Copa América goal. - Canada gives a strong effort in their first ever match at the tournament. - Leo Messi breaks the record for the most matches played at the oldest national team tournament in the world Match summary In a packed and sold-out Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Colombian recording artist Feid kicked off the fiesta that is CONMEBOL Copa América™ just before the opening match between defending champions Argentina and tournament debutants Canada. The first half of the match continued the party atmosphere into the night. In the 8’, Angel Di Ma

Lionel Messi's Numbers on His Record Breaking Night at CONMEBOL Copa América™

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  Lionel Messi's Numbers on His Record Breaking Night at CONMEBOL Copa América™ A summary of the number 10's first match in his 2024 Copa América debut against Canada June 21, 2024 -The Argentine played his 35th match in the world's oldest national team tournament. -He is playing in his seventh edition. Lionel Messi became the player with the  most appearances (35) in the history of the CONMEBOL Copa América™  this Thursday . At 36 years old and at his seventh edition of the world's oldest national team tournament, the player from Rosario had a great match against Canada. The number 10 had 6 shots (more than any other player in the match), four of them inside the box and three on target. He also completed 9 touches in the box and created two goal-scoring chances. Messi had two ball recoveries in the final third of the field and won possession 3 times against Canada. Regarding the world champion's passing matrix, Rodrigo de Paul (7) and MacAllister (6) were at the to

“We’re performing better than I had hoped,” Jesse Marsch gives his thoughts following his team’s CONMEBOL Copa América debut

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  “We’re performing better than I had hoped,” Jesse Marsch gives his thoughts following his team’s CONMEBOL Copa América debut Canada’s head coach Jesse Marsch gives his thoughts on his team’s performance following their 2-0 loss to Argentina. June 21, 2024 Canada’s match on Thursday night was the team’s first ever appearance in CONMEBOL Copa América™. The Canadians created plenty of chances but ultimately fell short, losing 2-0 to the defending champs in the opening match of the tournament. Canada Head Coach, Jesse Marsch, had plenty to be proud of following his team’s CONMEBOL Copa América™ debut on Thursday. The Canadians opened the tournament against defending champions Argentina on the first day of the competition and held their ground for most of the match. Going into halftime, both teams had traded chances and Canada could’ve been seen to be the better side. However, goals from Julian Alverez and Lautaro Martinez sealed the victory for La Albiceleste. "I thought we had a go