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Copa America tweets invitation to Obama and daughters to meet Messi

After they were unable to meet Lionel Messi on their recent trip to Argentina, Sasha and Malia Obama were provided another option this summer.

President Barack Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia couldn't meet Lionel Messi on their recent trip to Argentina, but the Copa America could provide a second chance.

During his trip, Obama said his two daughters wanted to meet the Barcelona superstar but were unable to fulfill their wish.

"I also wanted to bring my daughters here, so they could see the beauty and the vibrancy of [Buenos Aires]," Obama said. "They've already met one famous Argentinean – His Holiness Pope Francis.