When Francisco Silva scored the winning penalty for Chile, Lionel Messi was seen kneeling on to the ground hiding his face, probably crying as well. He sat alone on the dugout bench with a look of a lost man. The five times Ballon d’Or winner was left distraught, heartbroken and shattered.
He is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats. He has won everything in club football with Barcelona. But, he wanted success with his country. Badly. Despite all his heroics with Barcelona, this one criticism that he hasn’t won anything with Argentina puts a blemish on his trophy-laden career.