Leaving the field due to injury in the 66th minute of the Copa America 2024 final, Lionel Messi threw his shoes and sobbed.

On the morning of July 15, the Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia took place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA.

Lionel Messi was in the starting lineup for the defending champions. However, the 37-year-old football star did not leave much of an impression during his time on the pitch. He only had one dangerous chance in the first half, but the ball went straight to teammate Julian Alvarez.

In the 37th minute, Messi was hit by Arias’s boot, rolling on the field and appearing to be in great pain. With timely support from the medical team, the striker born in 1987 returned to the game.

Messi’s ankle was swollen after a collision on the field. Photo: Cut from video

But in the 66th minute, Messi could not continue playing and had to leave the field after being examined for injury. Before that, the captain of the Argentine team had fallen in a situation where he lost his momentum.

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Returning to the technical area of ​​his team, Messi threw his shoes on the ground with a disappointed look on his face and cried. Messi’s reaction and the condition of his ankle, which had to be bandaged and iced, made fans worried.

Through the video, it can be seen that Messi’s ankle is swollen, affecting the 37-year-old striker’s walking and movement.

Messi covered his face and cried as he left the field in the 66th minute. Photo: Cut from video

After Messi left the field, Di Maria was given the captain’s armband for the Argentina team.

Earlier, the match between Argentina and Colombia in the Copa America 2024 final was postponed until 8:25 a.m., despite the original start time being 7:00 a.m., because thousands of fans without tickets broke through the security gate to enter the stadium. The chaos occurred when many people climbed over the security fence in the southwest, running past the security forces on duty.