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#3 Angel Di Maria puts Brazil to the sword
Paris Saint-Germain star Di Maria provided the breakthrough moment for Argentina as he scored the match-winning goal to dash Brazilian hopes.
After a defensive error put him through on goal, the 33-year-old made no mistake with his finish, showing great calmness and composure to send the ball over Ederson and into the back of the net after just 22 minutes.
With Messi marked out by the Brazilian defenders, Di Maria was a bright spark for Argentina as he constantly troubled the opponents.
Alongside Rodrigo De Paul and Emiliano Martinez, Di Maria was a standout performer for La Albiceleste.
Speaking after the game, Angel Di Maria revealed his excitement at winning the title, while also thanking star man Lionel Messi.
"It's going to be unforgettable," Di Maria said after the game. "Messi told me thanks to me, I said thanks to him!
"He told me that it was my final, that it was the rematch for the finals that I couldn't play. It had to be today and today it was", Di Maria said as per Goal.
#2 Lionel Scaloni gets the job done for Argentina and proves doubters wrong
After several years of struggle for silverware, Argentina have finally returned to the limelight with Lionel Scaloni at the helm.
A young and inexperienced head coach, the 43-year-old was charged with taking Argentina back to their glory days when he was named national team coach in 2018.
There was a huge question mark over the 43-year-old's capabilities to lead a squad like Argentina's, who boast of quite a few world-class players. There were doubts over whether he would be able to help Argentina recover from their 2015 and 2016 Copa America final defeats.
But Lionel Scaloni has now proved doubters wrong as he successfully guided Argentina to their first senior trophy since their 1993 Copa America triumph.
#1 Lionel Messi ends international trophy drought
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has finally put his search for a first-ever senior title for Argentina to bed.
The 34-year-old made his first international appearance for Argentina in 2005 but had failed to taste success with the senior national team.
Messi is considered by many as arguably the greatest ever player to grace the game of football. And now with international success under his belt, the notion is becoming hard to argue against.
After four World Cups and six Copa America appearances, Messi finally clinched his highly sought after international trophy.
Messi can now add the Copa America title to his endless list of trophy hauls which includes four UEFA Champions League titles and 10 La Liga titles.
