Copa America: Argentina relying on Messi to seek out reply to Ospina’s Colombia

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Argentina will proceed to depend on Lionel Messi discovering a option to return to the ultimate of the Copa America to beat Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina on the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia.

The spectacular beat Ospina and Colombia, and Argentina will tackle Brazil in Saturday’s decider. The hosts beat Peru 1-0 on Monday and star Neymar ended a press convention by saying he wished to face Argentina within the remaining.

Messi has been in Barcelona type, scoring 4 targets and offering 4 assists in among the finest event appearances of his Argentine profession. The Copa America’s high scorer helped his teammates as soon as and twice as they beat Ecuador 3-0 within the quarter-finals.

Ospina intercepted two penalties within the quarter-final shootout in opposition to Uruguay, was essential within the 0–0 attract regulation time, and performs a significant management function for a crew that has scored solely thrice all through the event.

Messi needs his first main title with Argentina, who haven’t received a trophy because the 1993 Copa America. Colombia’s drought just isn’t that lengthy, but it surely had its solely Copa title in 2001.

Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni praised Colombia as a “tough opponent” and was cautious that it could return Juan Guillermo Cuadrado from suspension.

Scoloni, who led Argentina on an unbeaten 18-match streak, stated: “We look forward to playing matches with the same intensity, same willpower.”

The coach stated afterward Monday that defender Cristian Romero was nonetheless recovering from damage, so German Pejella was prone to begin. He nonetheless doubts the place of his left again between Marcos Acua and Nicolas Tagliafico. There can be the choice to make within the midfield between Leandro Paredes and Guido Rodriguez.

“Argentina is a very compact team, very mature,” stated Colombia coach Renaldo Rueda.

“You need to put in a lot of effort, playing with intelligence, to get them off balance.” Colombia will rely on the return of Cuadrado. He was suspended in opposition to Uruguay.

“Not only him (Messi), Argentina have a lot of players who can hurt under any circumstances,” Cuadrado warned.

“We mustn’t focus solely on Messi. We will play the ultimate in opposition to Argentina. We will not be giving 100 per cent, we’re giving 200 per cent.

Rueda’s most important doubt is who will likely be Duvan Zapata’s confederate; Rafael Santos Sacks or Luis Muriel?

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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