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Copa America, Argentina beat Ecuador to reach semis: Records broken

Copa America, Argentina beat Ecuador to reach semis: Records broken
Written by Rajdeep Saha
Jul 04, 2021, 01:50 pm 2 min read
Copa America, Argentina beat Ecuador to reach semis: Records broken
Lionel Messi had a superb performance against Ecuador

Lionel Messi made two assists and scored a goal as Argentina reached the semis of Copa America. Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 as a sublime Messi made his presence felt. The South American giants will face Colombia in the semis. Earlier, Brazil beat Chile to set up a semi-final clash against Peru. One is predicting a Brazil-Argentina finale. Here are the records that were broken.

Match
How did the match pan out?

Argentina went ahead just before half-time as Messi set up Rodrigo de Paul. Argentina turned on the heat in the second half with Messi assisting Lautaro Martinez in the 84th minute. Six minutes later, Messi scored from a free-kick after Piero Hincapie was sent off for a foul on Angel di Maria.

Messi
Messi gets to 76 international goals, dominates Copa America 2021

With his goal against Ecuador, Messi has now raced to 76, matching the tally of UAE's Ali Mabkhaout. Notably, Messi needs two goals to get past the legendary Pele, who netted 77 for Brazil. Meanwhile, Messi has four goals and four assists in the ongoing Copa America. Messi has been involved in eight goals out of Argentina's 10 in the tournament.

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We have an objective and we're focused on that: Messi

Messi said that Argentina are here to win the tournament and is focused on the job that lies ahead. "I've always said that individual prizes are secondary - we're here for something else," said Messi. "We have an objective and we're focused on that," he added.

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Martinez scores 13th goal for Argentina, Messi scripts this record

Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez scored his 13th goal for Argentina. He now has two goals for Argentina in 2021 from six matches. As per ESPN, Messi netted his 58th direct free kick for club and country.

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Rajdeep Saha is a sports journalist at NewsBytes. He has an experience of over 10 years covering sports across print, online, broadcast, and freelance mediums. He has previously worked with Millennium Post, Zee News English, and NewsX. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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