Lionel Messi is distraught after
missing a penalty in the Copa America final
Lucky supporter Pedro Vasquez told Marca:
“The truth is that if the ball becomes any extra valuable, it would be a risk
to have it in my house.
“I could sell it, it would depend on
the circumstances.
“It is nice to have the ball, but if
it keeps rising in price, I’ll sell.”
“My thinking right now and thinking about it in the locker room, I’m done playing with the national team.
Argentina ace Lionel Messi
sensationally retired after losing the final alongside Chile
“I tried my hardest. It’s been four
finals and I was not able to win.
“I tried everything possible; it
hurts me more than anyone, but it is evident that this is not for me.
“I want more than anyone to win a
title with the national team, but unfortunately it did not happen.”
Lionel Messi threw in the towel
after losing four finals in five years with Argentina
It was the fourth final in
five years in which the Barcelona star
had failed his nation.
Argentina lost to Germany in the
2014 World Cup final, were thwarted by Chile last time out in the South
American competition, and beaten by Brazil in the preceding year.