Pressure on Brazil and Argentina's Lionel Messi ahead of massive semifinal | Copa America



ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti reports from Copacabana ahead of the most anticipated match of the 2019 Copa America: Brazil vs. Argentina in the semifinals. The matchup is the first in Copa America between the bitter rivals since the 2007 final, which Brazil won 3-0. Marcotti explains the differing pressure on both teams due to their struggles so far in the tournament. Plus, he breaks down how Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has tried to take pressure off captain and star man Lionel Messi, and the role Lautaro Martinez has played in that effort.

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35 comentarios en «Pressure on Brazil and Argentina's Lionel Messi ahead of massive semifinal | Copa America»

  1. Who said, "a player needs to win a trophy to be considered as the greatest"??? Are they not judging a player with respect to a team's success?? And what they mean by "Messi didn't shined for his country"? He won world cup golden ball, Copa America golden ball, stats proves that he was the reason Argentina qualified for three world cups. Individually he did everything a player could do. Is it his fault AFA is corrupted? is it his fault respectable players like Maradona doing politics every time Argentina play a big tournament? Is it his fault that his no 9 can't finish the easiest tap ins in three consecutive International finals? Is it his fault that Sampaoli can't choose the right players to build a team?

    Time will fly, but we will still won't appreciate Lionel Messi's greatness which he deserves. The man is too much perfect for all these bullshit criticisms.

    Tell me any other player is compared to the greatest goal scorers(strikers), greatest passers(midfielders) and greatest dribblers(entertainers) of all time at the same time?? And he is doing all these with such a great way for such a long time with great consistency!!! And also he doesn't dive, doesn't play act, doesn't show off, doesn't cheat, never talk shit about others. He tries so hard on maintaining a balanced perfect life on and off the field.

    Still, people hate him….!!! The world is really corrupted.

  4. 0:45 Lol when the flags come up on the screen why is the Argentina flag pushed to the side to fit Messi's face in there? I'm pretty sure Brazil were playing Argentina, not just Messi. Funny how we don't see, for example, a Dani Alves face with the Brazil flag.

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