😱 IT'S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVER!!!
⌛️ FOUR. MINUTES. LEFT.
😨 90' HOW COME MESSI DIDN'T FINISH IT OFF?!
😱😱😱 88': WHAT A CRAZY SAVE FROM MARTINEZ! A REAL HERO!
🔥 81': The real madness begins! Otamendi with a harsh tackle on Neymar and then the volcano erupts on the pitch.
🇧🇷 76': Emerson is coming on. Excited?
😱 69: So many fouls in this game!
"Unreal violence, are they gonna give UFC belts to the winning team?"
🇦🇷 62': We're with you guys 😍
😂 56': "Such a great game and Neymar is destroying it with his dives."
"Neymar is a brilliant player, but his constant diving is so annoying."
😱 55': Brazil really piling on the pressure now! Richarlison gets the ball from Neymar who delivers a picture-perfect pass but the ball is parried by Emi Martinez!
⚠️ 53': Richarlison scores but the goal is ruled out due to an offside. Oof.
🌪 51': Messi finally getting some time with the ball, beautifully outplays a Brazil defender to enter the box, gives the ball to Di Maria but doesn't get the back pass.
🔥 2ND HALF! Let's get the job done, Argentina!
⏰ HALF-TIME! Argentina are in the lead thanks to Di Maria's brilliant chip! What a moment.
"Almost every time Argentina took an early lead this tournament they dropped back and barely managed to play their own game again. Massive second half coming up now where they need to prove the opposite, otherwise, this Brazil side will eventually still punish you."
"For a country so defined by Lionel Messi, Argentina work so well together as a team. The way they work to retrieve the ball and attack in numbers is just superb."
"Solid half for Argentina. Angel Di Maria the difference maker and he is the danger. Paredes and Lo Celso quietly having good games too. Lionel Messi not involved too much. Cristian Romero a great decision, he has been very good."
🧠 45+1': "Messi doing some amazing defensive work to put pressure but needs to be more involved offensively."
🤕 39' Di Maria looked like he was going to leave the pitch through an injury but luckily, everything seems to be alright.
He's as important as Messi for Argentina in tonight's game.
👀 28' Cules are clearly frustrated with this biased refereeing...
"Every 50-50 call goes to Brazil."
... aaaand the quality of the pitch.
"It needs to be tweeted every 10 minutes. The field is genuinely horrific. An embarrassment."
⚽️ 22' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! WHAT A CHIP FROM DI MARIA!!!
"We've always asked Messi's teammates to take their chances. Di Maria just did."
"Who else saw Messi tell De Paul to send it to Di Maria? Messi’s assist in my book."
😨 17': Messi struggling to get off the ground after a Brazil foul but he's fine now.
🗣 15': "Argentina aren’t even able to get the ball outside Brazil’s box. Not even 3 consecutive passes completed."
🗣 9': "Brazil are trying to close Messi when he has the ball so I see why Di Maria was chosen instead of Papu or Gonzalez… Di Maria is a great opener of space and a good creator."
🇧🇷 3': Great news – Fred receives a yellow card at the very beginning of the game already.
👉 One crucial remark: the extra time WILL be played if there's a draw after 90 minutes.
⌛️ 1' KICK-OFF!
🔥 The opening ceremony!
⏳ Time is ticking – just 20 minutes until we begin! Where are you watching the game from and what is your final score prediction?
📸 What a pic. They've reunited again.
🗣 "It's gonna be one of those games where Casemiro fouls Messi 7000 times and only gets a yellow card in injury time."
🔟 These fans badly want Leo to finally claim his first international trophy with the senior Argentina side.
📸 Neymar is here as well, of course. The Player of the Tournament alongside Leo.
🗣 "We want Messi to win because it’s been his dream to win with Argentina, not because of some ignorant narratives that have been created by his haters over the years. I couldn't care less about ending a 'debate' - As far as I’m concerned, there hasn’t ever been one."
👍 Yes, there are fans in the stands – although just 10% of the Maracana is allowed to be filled with Brazil and Argentina supporters tonight.
👀 And the Brazil XI...
Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Renan Lodi; Casemiro, Fred; Everton, Paqueta, Richarlison; Neymar.
👉 The Argentina line-up is in!
👋 The GOAT has arrived.
😍 The National Flag Memorial in Rosario (Messi's hometown) was lit up in Argentina's No. 10 colours the night before the final.
🏟 The game will be played at the legendary Maracana, Brazil's home stadium – honestly, this is the greatest football arena to play the game for me. And this is my favourite stadium pic EVER.
🔴🔵 Hello everyone! Tonight, we'll be watching the Copa America final between Argentina and Brazil together – this is another chance (and perhaps one of the last ones) for Leo Messi to claim a major international trophy. As noted by Marquinhos before the game, this is going to be a real war 🔥
