Lionel Messi and Argentina opened Copa America in Atlanta on the right foot with a 2-0 victory over Canada. Julian Alvarez got the goal to see Argentina through and Lautaro Martinez added the insurance as the defending champions kicked off the tournament. Messi also made his record 35th Copa America appearance passing Chilean goalkeeper Sergino Livingstone. Messi had quite a match with five shots putting three on target but lacked a goal due to an impressive stop from Maxime Crepeau in the second half followed by a block from Derek Cornelius to deny him.
Canada may have lost the...
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