Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has inspired Argentina to the Copa America final with a 2-0 victory over Canada.
At the age of 37, he scored in the sixth minute of the second half to double Argentina’s lead when he deflected an attempt from Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
This is the sixth time in the last eight editions that Argentina, 15-time Copa America winners, have reached the tournament’s final.
The final, against either Uruguay or Colombia, will be Angel Di Maria’s last appearance for Argentina before retiring from the national team, and there are also doubts about Messi’s long-term future.
“Let’s enjoy what we are experiencing as a nation, as a group. It is not easy to be in a final again, to compete again to be champions,” Messi told TyC Sports.
“I am experiencing it as I have experienced everything lately – enjoying it a lot and being aware, just as it happens with Fideo (Di Maria) and Otamendi, that these are the last battles.”
