Without Lionel Messi out on the pitch due to his injury, Argentina needed other players to step up, and Tottenham Hotspur’s Giovani Lo Celso stepped up to the occasion to generate a scoring chance in extra time.
After a scoreless 90 minutes, the 2024 Copa America final went to extra time. The first half of that period also did not have any goals, but it was Lo Celso who helped set up the go-ahead goal for Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martínez in the second half of the extra time period.
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Even without Messi, this Argentina team has plenty of talent, and Martinez stepped up when he was needed to deliver the trophy.
It caps a fine season for him individually as he also won Serie A with his club Inter Milan.
Messi, meanwhile, still picked up a winners’ medal to celebrate 45 major honours in his incredible career.
Gio shouldn’t be sold n must play he’s too good n the way Ange wants to play it’s right up gio street