Lionel Messi became the first Argentine in history to play seven different editions of the Copa America.
The Inter Miami striker was activated as a starter by coach Scaloni in his debut against Canada and at the end of the match, speaking in the mixed zone, he spoke of his joy at the victory and his record:
"I am happy that I can continue to be in the national team and participate in another official competition. I always say I'm not the type to focus on this kind of record or anything, I just love it. In this Copa América we will try to give our best, sometimes playing better, sometimes playing worse, but always trying to give our best and fighting in every match, as we have always done. "
"Pleshti" also stopped at Argentina 's style of play : We have patience to keep the ball, to move it from one side to the other. Today it was difficult for us to find spaces. Most opponents play differently than us. We continue to have that patience and control when our opportunity comes, we knew it was going to be a tough game, very physical, luckily we found the goal in the second half.
Players with the most appearances in Copa America history:
27- Carlos Valderrama, Colombia
26- Javier Mascherano, Argentina.