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Messi Sent Off in Copa America Clash Against Chile

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been sent off in Argentina’s Copa America third-place clash against Chile on Saturday night.

The Argentina captain was sent off after getting involved in a spat with former Cardiff City player Gary Medel. The dismissal capped off a disappointing tournament for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.

He struggled all through the tournament scoring just a lone goal without registering an assist. Argentina are contesting in the third-place match after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Brazil in the Semi-Finals.

Chile meanwhile lost the defence of their title after they suffered a shocking loss to Peru in the Semi-Finals.

This post was last modified on July 8, 2019 10:58 am

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Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet.

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