Brazil helplessly watched Messi win Copa America for the first time

The Argentina team continued to increase their record to 15 Copa Gold Cups, but the important thing is that the team's brightest star, Messi, won the title at the National Team level for the first time, along with the personal achievement of being one of the two best players of the tournament (along with Neymar of Brazil).

Meanwhile, the home field advantage did not help coach Tite’s team play coherently and with excitement. On the contrary, the opponent had no difficulty separating Neymar from the rest of the yellow-green team in a match full of sweat, blood and… torn pants, torn socks, arguments, and fights.

Messi dribbles past Richarlison.

Argentina's victory over arch-rival Brazil was completely deserved in the overall picture, whenMessiplayed better with 4 goals and 5 assists, while the rest also supported better, sharing the burden better for Messi. When Argentina could not beat Colombia in 90 minutes in the semi-finals, Martines was excellent in goal to make the dream of reaching the final come true. When Messi was closely marked by the opponent, Di Maria had time to shine, despite being completely silent before.

Di Maria celebrates opening the scoring with Messi.

Brazil paid a heavy price for a momentary lapse in concentration while advancing, and all subsequent efforts were in vain. After the unexpected goal, coach Tite withdrew a holding midfielder, then a full-back, added one, then two strikers, and played with 4-5 attackers. But the game only brightened up a little but did not produce the desired results.

The most fiery attacking team in the world was helpless against a team that understood their opponents thoroughly, took advantage of their opponents' impatience with countless tricks and easily destroyed the match, cutting off their opponents' excitement.

The moment Messi celebrated Argentina's first Copa America title since 1990.

It is also to understand that, Brazil is not lacking in talent, but Neymar alone is not enough. This team always needs a "brain" that can surprise the opponent with a few ball handling situations, needs a truly classy striker like Ronaldo or Ronaldonho before to be able to impose the playing style and hope to win the match as expected.

Many people expected Messi and Neymar to shine in an open, exciting match, but that did not happen. Throughout the entire match, Messi only had one time when he was truly himself, when in the 88th minute, he coordinated with his teammates from midfield, running smartly to receive the ball in an open area in the 5m50 area, facing the opponent's goalkeeper. Unfortunately, Messi played... very badly in this situation, trying to get past the opponent but was caught by the opponent and lost the opportunity to finish off the opponent.

Messi won the title of Best Player of Copa America 2021.

And in fact, both Messi and Neymar rarely have the opportunity to show their usual qualities on the field. In a decisive match, it is not difficult to understand that victory comes from an unexpected situation, no one can predict. Brazil and Argentina have been very good throughout the tournament and deserve to go to the final match, but the final result is only for whoever creates a surprise against the opponent. That is Argentina, that is Di Maria, no stranger to football fans.

In the end, Argentina's victory in the Copa America 2021 is a beautiful, happy ending for star Messi, which will most likely put him back in the running for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2021, if other candidates competing at EURO 2020 are unsuccessful. But that also means that Messi's brilliance is... fading and the competition from his opponents is heating up behind him, and someone may even surpass him after the EURO 2020 final between England and Italy.

This is also the first time Messi has won a major title with La Albiceleste.

Time waits for no one, football changes to win also waits for no one, including Messi and Neymar. South American football is actually lagging behind the obvious change in European football. The individual role is very important in every team when there are people like Messi or Neymar, but it is time to fully realize that it is not difficult to neutralize and destroy individual play like in the Copa final mentioned above.

And which outstanding individual can create the most sustainable bond with his teammates, even when he becomes “bad”, to create a chance to win for the whole team in a long period, like Copa America for example, like Messi, is truly admirable. And that is what makes a talent like Neymar have to endure the situation of “going to school”, honing all his abilities waiting for the day of the rematch?