Lionel Messi said he was enjoying his 'last battles' with Argentina after the 37-year-old found the net in a 2-0 win over Canada to book a place in the Copa America final.
From right: Argentina 's forward Angel Di Maria, Argentina 's defender Nicolas Otamendi , Argentina 's forward Lionel Messi and Argentina 's defender Nahuel Molina celebrate after winning the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament semifinal football match between Argentina and Canada at the MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 9, 2024.
Messi, now playing with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, has yet to indicate whether he will continue to play with Argentina in the 2026 World Cup, which will feature a final at the New Jersey venue."We have to leave him alone, he knows that we will not be the ones to close the door on him. He can stay with us as long as he wants, even when he retires...Let him decide what he wants," he said.
"The truth is that it's crazy what this group has done, what the Argentina national team has been doing, because after all this it gives value to all I and the old generation have played in," Messi said on TyC Sports. "It's a difficult Copa, evenly matched, with very bad pitches, with high temperatures, very tough teams, and for us to be in a final again is something to enjoy," he said.
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