With the whistle from the referee from Colombia, full-time time is up again!

Why again?

Because the time for the full game has just come once, and now it's the second time.

Yes, extra time, it's the one hundred and twenty minutes.

This is the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile's capital, and the Copa America final is underway, with Argentina taking on hosts Chile, and the score is now 0-0, with neither side able to score in regulation time.

The game was played from afternoon to evening, and everyone was tired.

Messi dragged his tired but sweaty body, moved his heavy steps, and slowly walked off the field.

"Here, drink saliva!"

Aguero, a friend who had been replaced early, greeted him and handed over a bottle of water.

Messi unscrewed the cap of the bottle and drank it in small sips, he didn't dare to drink too fast.

But in the end, he raised it above his head and poured it down on his face, and exhaled happily.

Di Maria also walked slowly from the side, he was also on the field just now, but he strained his right leg and went off the field in less than half an hour, if it weren't for that, I believe Argentina's situation would not be so passive.

At least Messi is sure that if Di Maria is there, Argentina will definitely have a chance to score!

But now...... It's all fate!

"How? Okay, right? Di Maria asked with concern.

In the World Cup in Brazil last year, Argentina lost the final, and Di Maria cried like a tearful person, very unwilling.

Therefore, he, like Messi, is eager to win a major championship for the national team and fill the gap in honor.

Messi nodded, "It's okay, hold on!" ”

In fact, his body was really tired and tired, and he was all supported by a lot of strength.

For him, everyone is looking at him, only those fans who don't know what to do, are still spraying his bad state.

Just kidding, as a professional player, playing so many games and scoring so many goals in a year, and still being able to maintain this state and maintain this game**, it's not bad!

As good friends, they don't need to say much, they understand each other.

So, all three of them were a little silent.

At this time, head coach Martino walked out of the dugout and beckoned to the players, apparently to start arranging the penalty kick.

So, everyone immediately gathered around.

"Okay, the game is now played, there is no need to say anything, I believe that even if we enter the penalty shootout, we can still win, you have to have confidence in yourself!"

Martino is making his final mobilization.

But few responded.

It is clear that in the eyes of many in the team, Martino is not qualified to coach them.

Martino saw it too, but couldn't help it.

As long as there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, who is on and who is not, who is the core, who is the assistant, this must have a division of labor, and as long as there is a division of labor, there will definitely be people happy and some resentful.

You must know that in the Argentine team, many players are well-deserved cores in their respective club teams.

Let's ask, who wants to give someone a hand when they come to this national team?

Even if this core is Messi!

Martino has heard players talk and complain privately on more than one occasion, such as "What about Messi?" "Is Messi strong? "I don't think Messi is much better than me?" , and so on.

In Martino's view, the well-deserved core of the Argentine national team must be Messi.

Di Maria, Sergio Aguero, Mascherano, Biglia and Otamendi were among the players who assisted.

But the problem is that Argentina is now lacking a playmaker in midfield.

In the World Cup in Brazil, Messi had to be sacrificed and let him retreat more to the midfield to participate in the organization.

It can be said that without Messi's sacrifice, Argentina would not have reached the World Cup final.

After the World Cup, who will be the midfield organizer to share the pressure of Messi, so that Argentina's biggest superstar can devote himself to attacking and exerting his strong attacking power when he was in Barcelona has become a topic of conversation among Argentine fans.

Pastore is expected to liberate Messi, and he himself is full of fervent hope that he can do it.

But in fact?

Pastore's arrival did not activate Messi, on the contrary, he continued to play the same way he played during his time at Paris Saint-Germain, and he wanted to be able to control the midfield and let Messi and other teammates play around him.

The most direct manifestation is that when many Messi and Di Maria have run out of space, he did not choose to pass.

The way the core players play is, I can pass the ball to you or not, the choice is up to me.

Pastore was on the field, but Argentina's midfield looked chaotic, and that's why.

The reason why Martino replaced him every game was to try to adjust some changes, but the event was too tight and he couldn't help it.

But that's not the worst.

The worst thing about this game was that Di Maria went off early, which directly disrupted Martino's plan and had to be replaced with Ravic early.

A player who dares to spray his head coach's face with water in front of the World Cup and the world's media.

What's more, don't look at his personal relationship with Messi, but on the football field, he is the oldest player in the Argentine national team who has no contact with Messi.

It is conceivable that in this situation, no matter how good Martino is, he will not be able to turn the situation around.

However, all of this is in the past and must be suppressed for the time being.

Now it's a matter of urgency, penalty shootout!

"Which of you wants to play the first goal?" Martino asked in a deep voice as he glanced at the eleven players in front of him.

Everyone knows the weight of the penalty shoot-out, and the first person to take the penalty kick is burdened with the heaviest pressure, but also carries the hope of everyone in the team, and plays a key role in the decisive start.

"Who's coming?" Martino asked again.

Look at me and I look at you with the Argentine internationals around you, but no one took the lead.

At such times, whoever kicks first and kicks in is of course a hero, but if the kick is wrong, it is a sinner.

So, it seems that many people seem to be a little hesitant.

Martino couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he saw this, and he wished to see everyone rushing for it, but ......

"I'm coming!" Messi took the initiative to walk out, swept his teammates with a determined gaze, and then looked at the manager.

"I'll kick the first one!"

Martino looked at Messi, short but with the hope of a team and even a country on his shoulders.

At this moment, he really thought of Maradona!

Although, Messi's personality is not as domineering as Maradona's, he is extremely strong inside.

If memory serves, Messi was also the first in the penalty shootout against the Netherlands in last year's World Cup.

What is Core? What is Soul?

That's the core! This is the soul!

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"The penalty shoot-out officially began, and the first one to come out and take the penalty was Fernández."

"Wow, that's good, a big volley into the top left corner!"

"It's a dead end in the absolute sense of the word!"

"Argentine goalkeeper Romero is completely unstoppable, this is a dead end in the absolute sense!"

"Let's look at Argentina's first player to take a penalty, it was Messi."

"The whole stadium is booing, is this an attempt to interfere and influence Messi?"

"Okay, the ball is in, the lower right corner, the ball speed is very fast, although Bravo judged the right direction, but there was no way to stop it, 1 to 1, the two sides tied again!"

"In the second round of penalty shootouts, Chile chose Vidal!"

'The ball went in, it shot into the bottom left corner, both times it was on the left side, and Chile looked prepared.

"Argentina's second penalty taker is Higuain ......"

"Wow, oh my God, Higuain, this penalty went high!"

"Oh my God, it's not going to be good, two to one!"

"Now it's a bit of a disadvantage for Argentina."

"In the third round of penalty shootouts, Chile chose Arangis."

"Okay, the ball is in, bottom right!"

"Three to one, Argentina is under a lot of pressure right now."

"We see that the Argentine players are cheering up Banega, the third penalty taker."

"His penalty is crucial, Argentina can't afford to make any more mistakes."

"Banega's penalty ......"

"Ah, the ball is saved, Bravo, Bravo saves the penalty!"

"Argentina, three to one, oh my God, the current situation is too bad for Argentina!"

"We saw Messi holding his head from the sidelines, and he looked like he was on the verge of collapse!"

"In the fourth round of penalty shootouts, as long as Sanchez scores a penalty, then Argentina can only be the runner-up!"

"This is too cruel for Messi, he also told the media before the Copa America that he is willing to exchange everything he has for a championship of national team competition, and he is eager to leave a precious championship trophy for his country."

"However, the superstar, who has won almost all club trophies, has never broken through in the national team."

"Alexis Sanchez was at the penalty spot, Romero on the opposite side couldn't save a penalty in this game, I don't know if it will be a miracle this time."

"The ball is in!"

"Sanchez has scored!"

"Four to one, Chile won and won the Copa America!"

"Argentina, Messi, can only be the runner-up!"

"It's really hard to accept."

"Just last year, Messi just led Argentina to the World Cup final, but he won a runner-up, and now, he once again led the Argentine national team and appeared on the stage of the final, but what awaits him is another runner-up!"

"We see that Messi has completely collapsed!"

"On the stage of last year's World Cup, Aguero and Di Maria cried into tears, but Messi was strong, he didn't cry!"

"But tonight, at the Santiago National Stadium in Chile, he cried and broke down!"

"It's really sad, he's done his best!"

"After playing dozens of club games, he dragged his tired and painful body, led the national team of his beloved motherland, fought all the way, and finally reached the final of the Copa America, but what awaited him was another runner-up!"

"We can't blame Messi more, he's done well enough."

"This is a tragedy, we saw Messi's tears, and I believe that at this moment, there will be countless fans around the world who will cry with Messi."

"He's 28 years old, and in a way, he's probably not going to be able to win any national team glory again."

"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, you lost the game, but you earned respect, no matter what other people think of you, no matter what they say, you are the number one superstar in the world!"

The camera is always focused on Messi, and the man who is sitting on the grass hugging his head and crying!