Lionel Messi’s apparent final game as an Argentina player was to blast a penalty kick over the crossbar, inducing a chain of events that ended in his retirement from the national team he brought to three Copa America finals and a World Cup championship game.

Lionel Messi was Argentina’s first penalty taker in Sunday’s shootout, propelling his effort. That didn’t seem so consequential at the time, as Chile’s Arturo Vidal, shooting first, had already seen his soft effort saved by Sergio Romero. But Lucas Biglia would miss the Argentines’ fourth attempt as well, and the Chileans, having missed no other shots, won 4-2 to become the champions yet again.



Messi cried. Messi doubled over at the waist.
“The national team is over for me,” other reports quoted him as saying. “It’s not for me after four finals. The decision is taken, I believe.”

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