With the referee from Colombia blowing the whistle, the full game time has arrived again Why again?
Because the time for the full match has just arrived once, and now it is the second time.
Yes, overtime, now the 120th minute.
This is the National Stadium in Santiago, the capital of Chile.
The Copa America final is going on.
Argentina faces the host Chile.
The score is now zero to zero.
Neither side has scored a goal within the regular game time.
The game lasted from afternoon to evening, and everyone was very tired.
Messi dragged his tired but sweaty body slowly down the court with heavy steps.
"Here, have a drink of water" His friend Aguero, who had been substituted early, came up to him and handed him a bottle of water.
Messi unscrewed the bottle cap and drank in small sips.
He did not dare to drink too fast.
But in the end, he raised it above his head, poured it all over his head and face, and exhaled happily.
Di Maria also walked over slowly from the side.
He was also on the court just now, but he strained his right leg and was off the field in less than half an hour.
If this were not the case, I believe Argentina would not be in such a passive situation. .
At least Messi is sure that if Di Maria is there, Argentina will definitely have a chance to score.
But now it’s all life "How are you doing?"
Di Maria asked with concern.
During last year's World Cup in Brazil, when Argentina lost the final, Di María cried like a tear and was very unwilling.
Therefore, like Messi, he is eager to win a national team championship and fill the gap in honor.
Messi nodded, "It's okay, I can hold on."
In fact, his body was really tired and exhausted, and he relied on all his energy to hold him up.
For him, everyone is watching, only those fans who don't know what is going on are still complaining about his poor state.
Just kidding, as a professional player, playing so many games a year, scoring so many goals, and being able to maintain such a state and maintain this game is not bad.
As good friends, they don't need to talk too much, they understand each other.
Therefore, the three of them were somewhat silent.
At exactly this time, head coach Martino walked out of the coaching bench and waved to the players, obviously about to start arranging the penalty kick.
So, everyone immediately gathered around.
"Okay, now that the game has started, there is no need to say anything more.
I believe that even if it enters a penalty shootout, we can still win.
You have to have confidence in yourself."
Martino was making his final mobilization.
But few responded.
Obviously, in the eyes of many people in the team, Martino is not qualified to coach them.
Martino also saw this, but had no choice.
As long as there are people, there will be a river and lake.
Who is in and who is not, who is the core and who is the assistant.
There must be a division of labor, and as long as there is a division of labor, there will definitely be people who are happy and others who are unhappy.
You know, in the Argentina team, many players are well-deserved core members of their respective club teams.
Let me ask, when you come to this national team, who is willing to help others?
Even if the core is Messi Martino has heard private discussions and complaints from players more than once, such as "So what about Messi?"
"Is Messi very strong?"
"I don't think Messi is much better than me."
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In Martino's view, the well-deserved core of the Argentina national team must be Messi.
Di Maria, Aguero, Mascherano, Biglia, Otamendi and other players assisted.
But the problem is that Argentina now lacks midfield organizers.
During the World Cup in Brazil, Messi had to be sacrificed so that he could retreat more to the midfield to participate in organization.
It can be said that without Messi's sacrifice, Argentina would not have been able to reach the World Cup finals.
After the World Cup, who will serve as the midfield organizer to share the pressure on Messi so that Argentina's biggest superstar can devote himself to the offense and exert his powerful offensive power in Barcelona has become a concern for Argentine fans. topic.
Pastore can be said to be a popular player.
The whole country hopes that he can liberate Messi, and he himself is full of eager expectations for this and believes that he can do it.
But in fact Pastore's appearance did not activate Messi.
On the contrary, he still played according to the way he played during Paris Saint-Germain.
He hoped that he could control the midfield and let everyone, including Messi and other teammates, surround him.
Play next to him.
The most direct manifestation is that he did not choose to pass the ball when Messi and Di Maria had already run out of space.
The way the core players play is, I can pass the ball to you or not, the choice is mine.
Pastore played every game, but Argentina's midfield looked chaotic, and that's why.
The reason why Martino replaced him in every game was to try to adjust some changes, but the game was too compact and he had no choice.
But that's not the worst.
The worst thing about this game was that Di Maria came off the field early, which directly disrupted Martino's plan and had to replace Lavezzi early.
A player who dared to spray water in his head coach's face at the World Cup in front of the world's media.
More importantly, even though he has a close personal relationship with Messi, on the football field, he is the player in the Argentine national team who has never had any contact with Messi.
People give him nicknames, but not Messi.
That's him It is conceivable that in this case, no matter how good Martino is, he will not be able to reverse the situation.
However, all of this has passed and must be suppressed for the time being.
The top priority now is the penalty shootout "Which one of you wants to kick the first goal?"
Martino asked in a deep voice, scanning the eleven players in front of him.
Everyone knows the importance of a penalty kick.
The first person to take a penalty kick bears the heaviest pressure.
At the same time, he also bears the hopes of everyone on the team and plays a key role in making the final decision at the start.
"Who's coming?"
Martino asked again.
The Argentine internationals around me looked at me and I looked at you, but no one took the lead in taking a stand.
At this time, whoever kicks first and scores is a hero, but if the kick misses, he is a sinner.
So, it seems like a lot of people are hesitant.
Seeing this situation, Martino couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
He wished he could see everyone fighting for it, but "I'll do it."
Messi took the initiative to step out, glanced firmly at his teammates, and then looked at the coach.
"I'll kick the first one" Martino looked at Messi.
He was short, but he carried the hope of a team, or even a country, on his shoulders.
At this moment, he really thought of Maradona Although Messi's character is not as domineering as Maradona, he is extremely strong inside.
If I remember correctly, Messi was also the first in the penalty shootout against the Netherlands in last year's World Cup.
What is the core and what is the soul This is the core, this is the soul "The penalty shootout officially started, and the first Chilean to take the penalty was Fernandez."
"Wow, good job, hit the upper left corner with a powerful kick."
"This is an absolute dead end" "Argentine goalkeeper Romero is completely unstoppable.
This is an absolute blind spot."
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"Let's look at the first player in Argentina to take a penalty kick.
It was Messi."
"All the fans were booing.
Is this an attempt to interfere and influence Messi?"
"Well done, the ball went in.
The ball was very fast in the lower right corner.
Although Bravo judged the direction in the right direction, he was completely unable to stop it.
One to one, the two sides were tied again."
"In the second round of penalty kicks, Chile chose Vidal."
"The ball went in.
I pushed the ball into the lower left corner.
Both times I chose the left side.
Chile seemed to be well prepared."
"Argentina's second penalty kicker is Higuain" "Wow, my God, Higuain, this penalty kick was actually high."
"Oh my god, the situation is not good now, two to one."
"It's a bit of a bad situation for Argentina right now."
"In the third round of penalty kicks, Chile chose Aranguiz."
"Okay, the ball went in, lower right corner" "Three to one, Argentina is under a lot of pressure now."
"We saw the Argentinian players cheering for Banega, the third player to take the penalty."
"His free throw was crucial.
Argentina can't make any more mistakes."
"Banega takes the penalty" "Ah, the ball was saved, Bravo, Bravo saved the penalty."
"Argentina, three to one, my God, the current situation is too bad for Argentina."
"We saw Messi holding his head as he watched, looking like he was on the verge of collapse."
"In the fourth round of the penalty shootout, as long as Sanchez scores a penalty kick, Argentina will be in second place."
"This is really cruel to Messi.
Before the Copa America, he also told the media that he is willing to use everything he has in exchange for a championship with the honor of the national team.
He is eager to leave a legacy for his motherland.
A precious championship trophy.”
"However, this superstar who has won almost all club and championship trophies has never made a breakthrough in the national team."
"Sanchez appeared at the penalty spot, and Romero on the opposite side failed to save a penalty in this game.
I don't know if he can perform a miracle this time."
"The ball went in" "Sanchez scored a goal" "Four to one, Chile won and won the America's Cup" "Argentina, Messi, can only be the runner-up"
"That's really unacceptable."
"Just last year, Messi just led Argentina to the World Cup finals, but ended up finishing second.
Now, he once again led the Argentine national team and appeared on the stage of the finals.
As a result, what awaited him was Another runner-up” "We see that Messi has completely collapsed" "On the stage of last year's World Cup, both Aguero and Di Maria burst into tears, but Messi was strong and did not cry."
"But tonight, at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, he cried and completely collapsed."
"This is indeed very sad.
He has tried his best."
"After playing dozens of club games, he dragged his tired and injured body to lead the national team of his beloved motherland and fought hard all the way to the America's Cup final.
The result was waiting for him.
But it was another runner-up” "We can't blame Messi any more, he has done a good enough job."
"This is a tragedy.
We have seen Messi's tears.
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I believe that at this moment, there will be countless fans around the world crying with Messi."
"He is already 28 years old.
To a certain extent, he may never be able to win any more national team honors."
"His tears will break the hearts of countless people with him."
"But we have to say, Messi, please stand up."
"Tonight, on this football field, although you lost the game, you won respect.
No matter what other people think of you, no matter what they say, you are the well-deserved number one superstar in the world."
The camera was always focused on Messi, on the man sitting on the grass holding his arms and crying: