Argentina beat rivals Brazil at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro to record their first Copa America triumph after 1993. Messi won his first major tournament at senior level with the Argentinean national team after previously losing three Copa America finals (2007, 2015, 2016) and a World Cup final (2014). […]
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