Copa America Preview: Do Argentina need Lionel Messi to be the difference vs. Colombia? | ESPN FC

ESPN FC’s Sebastian Salazar, Herculez Gomez, Ale Moreno and Kasey Keller preview Argentina vs. Colombia in the Copa America Final and debate the type of performance Lionel Messi needs to have for his side to be victorious.

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[bravo]

Mbappe didn’t have a better game he scored two pens and a one good goal wow Soo good Messi had a way better game

[SiemDoungel]

Argentina need Messi. Every team make a defensive format against Messi. Whenever Messi play 2-3 play will run there to block him which makes other Argentina players free to score. Just his presence makes the opponent feel insecure. His presence has psychological advantage over other teams.

[Mattiphob]

Messi is a luck charm/spirit for the team. when he is there, they believe they could win even if he doesn't perform well.

[ThuyNguyen-zijy]

I agree with Ale in this video clip. Put Di Mario on.

[metsemamabolo]

Messi is gonna score and Argentina are going to win.

[ferrantepallas]

What about Di Maria???? He is key, as he was in the Qatar WC final.

[janemin]

The cheapest tickets for the final in Miami are $1800

[kenlim]

Having Messi on the field, Arg has 12vs11. Who do u think the sellout crowds were there to watch.

[messi]

What is he smoking, Messi was motm in the final, Mbappe ghosted all game until he was gifted that penalty

[MrManie]

It's a last match in Copa for Messi Maria Otamendi n few more. So watch out for them going out in style

[fantasticzz]

Argentina team needs to prove that they can move on without Messi. But with Messi, they have that one magical ingredient. Without him, they are still very strong 💪

[elche]

Argentina 🇦🇷 back to back Copa America Champs 🏆

[rajj]

This will be Messi's fifth copa America final. His last copa America. He never scored in copa America final. I think he will score.

[christophersmith]

It’s an amazing situation when a pundit yells down another…coke on.

[nerminpeskovic]

Mbappe was asleep for 80 minutes of the WC final, all he did was produce one good goal, the other two were penalties…

[samtheammyk]

Messi or Di Maria need to have an A+ to win this 💪

[billukhan]

Why that bald guy behaving and arguing like a 12 year old 😂😂😂

[Jrdnsmallz]

Messi does not need to score to be of impact, his incredible assists alone can shift the game

[Noirlore]

Throwback to the 2022 World Cup where alexi lalas said he isn’t a messi guy and doesn’t like him 😂

[ulfanfinneriksen]

Lautaro Martinez, Valverde, MacAllister and Julian Alvarez should be the difference makers. Messi is just the icing on the cake. I wouldn't play him 90 minutes even. Argentina got this.