| Messi vs Italy | Mangalam

London: The final of the Copa America between Argentina and the Euro Cup champions will take place today.

The match will be played at Wembley Stadium in London. He was the Copa Amrica champion and Euro Cup champion in 1985 and 1993. In 1985, Euro champions France beat Uruguay 2-0. In the 1993 match, Argentina defeated Denmark in a penalty shootout. This is the first time the finals will be held in a neutral venue. The match will be telecast live on Sony Ten 1 from 12.15 pm Indian time.

Veteran Italian defender Giorgio Kellini is bidding farewell to international football with this match. In addition to the injured Domencio Berardi, Andre Pinamondi, Federico Kiesa, Ciro Immobile, Guitano Castroville and Rafael Toloi, Italian coach Roberto Mancini is preparing. Argentina coach Lionel Scolari has hinted that superstar Lionel Messi could play in the starting XI. Messi will also be joined by Lautera Martinez and Copa America hero Angel Di Maria.

Messi made his international debut on 17 August 2005 against Hungary. In the second minute, Messi was shown a red card and sent off. Messi has played 29 matches against European nations. 21 goals scored. Ten matches won. Four matches were drawn. Defeated in 15 matches. The superstar scored three goals against Switzerland. The goal was scored in the order of 103 minutes. Messi’s Argentina have twice faced Italy.

In both cases, the player was left out of the squad due to injury. If Messi can score today, he will make a rare achievement. Messi has scored against nine different European nations so far. The last time he played was in the 2018 World Cup.

Eight matches were played between Argentina and Italy. Argentina, who have won four matches, have the upper hand. Italy won two matches and drew two.