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Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez celebrate a goal of Argentina

It will CONFRONT To BRAZIL

Messi approaches to the aim: Argentina is in the final, and now aims to the 'maracanazo'

Published:7/07/2021 - 18:28h

Updated:8/07/2021 - 01:01h

With an exultant Lionel Messi and a giant Damián Martínez, Argentina achieved the pass to the big final of the Glass America in front of Colombia in batch of penal

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Colombia and Argentina quoted this Tuesday by the semifinals of the tournament of selections more ancient of the world, the Glass America. The National Stadium of Brasília was the enclosure that housed the commitment that would define to the second finalist of the contest. This Tuesday, the ones of Reinaldo Rueda and Lionel Scaloni offered a crash épico that will remain in the memory of many, especially, of the captain of the combined albiceleste, Lionel Messi.

You grieve to the minute 7, in a big played of the 'Flea' in the heart of the area, offered him the service to Lautaro Martínez, the one who appeared in the frontal to kick of first and command the round at the end of the networks. The 'Bull' embraced to his asistidor and with the 1-0 in the marker, Argentina yielded him the spherical to his rival, the one who took in giving the hit, but fulfilled of the hand of Luis Díaz to the 61'. The tendency (1-1) kept in the 90 minutes. And then it arrived the batch of penal.

It was here, in the moment more agónico, when Damián Emiliano Martínez did giant. With words apabullantes, a big determination and confidence, the Argentinian archer covered at all less than three penal; in a round that already aimed to have a favourite, the Colombian David Ospina that did not contain any balloon. Like this then , the albiceleste celebrated by the pass, especially his historical '10' the one who bounced, sang and laughed by the aim reached: Argentina is in the final, and now goes with everything to by the 'Maracanazo'.

Messi, excelso

Many agree in that Messi deserves to title with his selection. To the considered like better player of the history has done him elusive the title in spite of having starred until four finals: tanimal of Glass America and one in the Glass of the World. All lost them. But the hope in the '10' is the last that loses , especially by the numbers that up to now has reached.

Lionel Andrés is the maximum scorer of the tournament with 4 so muchs, one more than his mate Lautaro Martínez. Also it is the leader in assistances with 5. Argentina has annotated 11 goals in all the contest, and Messi has been involved in all, as it also is the maximum in dribblings and occasions generated in the Glass America 2021… the 'joga beautiful' Brazilian, is doing it an Argentinian.

David vs Goliat?

Brazil, host of the contest, has not lost with any selection sudamericana from 2019 in a friendly international in front of Argentina. Lionel Messi was the attendant to annotate the so much of the victory in front of the 'Canarinha'. However, both have confronted in 5 finals, and Brazil has won them all. The last of them was in the batch of penal.

It will be a duel épico. Neymar Jr And Lionel Messi will see again the faces in the final. Brazil, powerful, and Argentinian with the hold and the talent that characterises them. It will be David vs Goliat? Undoubtedly… And in this case, the winner is indescifrable. Perhaps it was the last opportunity of the '10' Argentinian to title with his selection, by what inspiration will not be missing them and offered a proof of this in front of Colombia, Messi played with the bloodstained ankle by an iron that committed him in the start of the second time. It received more hits, but the 'Flea' followed. Now, the table is served and with the 'Maracanazo' in the horizon, Argentina and Brazil will battle by a title that with transcendental value.

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