The Copa America quarterfinals came to an end on Saturday night in Goiânia, and Argentina confirmed their status as favorites and advanced to the semifinal with a 3-0 win over Ecuador, with Lionel Messi directly involved in all three goals for the Albiceleste.
Argentina started well and had some big chances early on, with the biggest of them coming on an awful back pass by Gruezo that gave Lionel Messi a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but the captain somehow missed it and hit the post.
But Messi wasn’t done being impactful in the game, and he was involved in the first goal with a gorgeous assist to Rodrigo De Paul for the opener.