RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over Brazil and a record-equalling 15th Copa America. Di Maria, starting for just the second time in the Copa, justified his selection by scoring the opener midway through the first half. “In the second half there was no contest - only one team tried to play football, the other just wasted time as we knew they would. Richarlison had a goal chalked off for offside seven minutes into the second half and then forced Emiliano Martinez into a good stop two minutes later. The victory was Argentina’s 15th Copa America triumph and means they draw level with Uruguay as the all-time leading winners.

Source: The Star July 11, 2021 02:04 UTC