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Emotional Lionel Messi cries during Argentina interview, celebrations

Lionel Messi broke down crying as he was interviewed after Argentina’s 3-0 win vs. Bolivia and also during the celebrations.

Messi scored a hat trick and was the man of the match for Argentina. However, he stole the show even after the match. As he was speaking following the win, Messi got emotional and began crying. Here is what he had to say:

“I really wanted to be able to enjoy it. I waited a long time for this, I looked for it and I Dreamed of it. It’s a unique moment for the way it happened, after so much waiting.

“There was no better way to celebrate this than to be here. My mother, my brothers are in the stands… They suffered a lot and today, they are here celebrating. I’m very happy.”

The Argentina team celebrated with the Copa America trophy on the pitch after the match and Messi was once more emotional.

Lionel Messi hat trick, breaks record for Argentina in 3-0 win

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Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and broke a South American record in Argentina’s 2-0 win vs. Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers.

Messi reached 79 goals with the Argentina national team as he overtook Pele’s record for most goals scored by a South American player for his national team. The first goal saw Messi play the ball through the legs of the opposition and his left foot from outside of the penalty are gave Argentina the 1-0 lead.

Angel Di Maria, who was arguably Argentina’s best player in the first half, played an outside of the foot low cross to Lautaro Martinez who scored. However, Lautaro was offside as the linesman raised his flag.

Lautaro missed another great opportunity as Messi played in a pass and his effort just went wide. Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni brought on Joaquin Correa for Alejandro Papu Gomez.

The second goal saw Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez combine, with Messi playing a pass to Lautaro who returned the ball and his right footed shot made it 2-0 for Argentina.

Two more changes for Argentina as Nicolas Gonzalez was brought in for Angel Di Maria and Angel Correa for Lautaro Martinez. Scaloni would make two more substitutions as Exequiel Palacios came on for Rodrigo De Paul and Lucas Martinez Quarta for Nicolas Otamendi.

Argentina would score their third goal and it would be Lionel Messi. An effort from outside of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper but Messi got to the rebound for his hat trick.

Argentina starting eleven, Lionel Messi, Alejandro Papu Gomez, Lautaro Martinez start

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The Argentina starting eleven for their match against Bolivia has been announced with Scaloni going with a few changes from the last match.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni makes four changes from the last match. As we reported earlier, Scaloni had mentioned that Juan Musso will be starting the match. Nahuel Molina starts instead of Gonzalo Montiel while Pezzella is back in the eleven with Cristian Romero out of the team.

It was between Alejandro Papu Gomez and Nicolas Gonzalez but it is Papu Gomez who starts. This is the eleven:

Juan Musso; Nahuel Molina, Pezzella, Otamendi, Acuña; Di María, Paredes, De Paul, Alejandro Papu Gómez; Messi and Lautaro Martínez.

Three players don’t make the bench as Juan Foyth, Nicolas Tagliafico (with a knock) and Nicolas Dominguez are out.

Argentina possible eleven with Alejandro Papu Gomez starting, players on yellow cards

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The Argentina starting eleven has one remaining spot with nine players on yellow cards.

Lionel Scaloni reportedly has his starting eleven completed with one doubt remaining. As we reported yesterday, Scaloni stated that Juan Musso will be starting the match for Argentina. In addition, ESPN Argentina are reporting the following as the eleven:

Musso; Montiel or Molina, Pezzella, Otamendi, Acuña; Di Maria, De Paul, Paredes, Alejandro Papu Gomez; Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez.

It would be a few changes from the last eleven against Brazil with Musso starting with the doubt beingbetween Gonzalo Montiel and Nahuel Molina.

In addition, nine players are on a yellow card. Those nine being the following:

Nicolás Tagliafico
Exequiel Palacios
Gonzalo Montiel
Rodrigo De Paul
Giovani Lo Celso
Nicolás Otamendi
Germán Pezzella
Lucas Martinez Quarta
Nicolás González

Lionel Messi comments on the Argentina team, winning the Copa America

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Lionel Messi commented on what it felt like winning the Copa America, the group of players and coach Lionel Scaloni.

Messi finally lifted his first trophy with the Argentina national team when they won the Copa America and he spoke about it all. Having won many trophies with Barcelona, this was his first with the national team. Speaking in an interview with ESPN Argentina, here’s what he had to say:

“After so much suffering, lifting something with the national team was special… There was a part of the journalists that treated me as a failure and that I didn’t feel the shirt.”

“Everything I won was important, I was lucky to have won a lot of things in a row at my club and very fast and the blows came later. With the national team, it was blow after blow, that made it more important now. It cost a lot to get it.”

“When we won, I couldn’t believe it. I dreamed it so much that I didn’t understand what was happening. Honestly, I enjoy it more now when I see the images than that moment.

He also commented on the team:

“It’s a spectacular group. It emerged at the 2019 Copa America but already in 2015 and 2014, there was a group like that. What happens is much of the time, what defines it is winning or losing.”

In addition, he spoke about the coach:

“He was the one who grabbed the national team at a difficult moment, who believed and gradually built it up. He always knew what he wanted.”

Lionel Messi on winning the Copa America: “I don’t know where I’d place it. Everything I won was important but this was the most difficult. A lot of things happened and I won very quickly at Barcelona. At the national team, it was one hit after another.”

Lionel Messi: “You have to start by recognizing that we are not the best in the world. We were not the worst before and we are not the best now.”