Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi both suffered their third loss in an international final in Santiago as Chile won the Copa America.
Lionel Messi will end his career with an international trophy, Argentina teammate Ezequiel Lavezzi insisted after Saturday's Copa America loss.
Messi, who has only won titles with Argentina at under-age levels, lost the third major final of his international career in Santiago, with Chile triumphing 4-1 on penalties after the visitor had dominated the goalscoring opportunities through 120 goalless minutes.
Argentina's failure at the Estadio Nacional will only serve to strengthen arguments by critics that Messi will not be truly great until he earns silverware for his country, but Lavezzi reckons it is only a matter of time before he dismisses those doubters.