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Messi faces Pekerman 101 matches after Argentina debut (Reuters)

VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) - The pupil faces up to the master when Lionel Messi leads Argentina against Jose Pekerman’s Colombia in their Copa America quarter-final on Friday (7.30 p.m. ET).

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Former Argentina coach Pekerman gave Messi his international debut 10 years ago and took him to his first World Cup finals in Germany in 2006.