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Every Argentina Player Wanted A Picture With Lionel Messi And The Finalissima Trophy

Josh Lawless

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Every Argentina Player Wanted A Picture With Lionel Messi And The Finalissima Trophy

Lionel Messi was bombarded with photo requests from Argentina players and officials after the Finalissima trophy win against Italy.

Argentina beat Italy 3-0 at Wembley in the huge battle between the Copa America and Euro 2020 winners.

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Argentina emerged victorious courtesy of goals from Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala, with talisman and captain Messi dropping a masterclass at England's national stadium.

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Messi assisted two of the three goals, including a scintillating run where he destroyed Giovanni Di Lorenzo​ to put it on a plate for Martinez to open the scoring.

And after the game, literally every man and his dog wanted a picture with Messi and the coveted trophy.

Image: PA
Image: PA

The official Copa America Twitter account posted a video of Messi's many picture requests in the Argentina celebrations.

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Teammates like Paulo Dybala, Juan Foyth and Nicolas Otamendi all wanted that all-important snap to show their grandkids in the future.

And some officials were also desperate to get a photo with the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Image: PA
Image: PA

They would genuinely come up one by one and pose next to Messi, who was clutching his second official bit of silverware with the national team.

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To his credit, Messi had time for all his fans/teammates and happily took pictures with a lot of his peers.

This exact situation has happened before, as last year Barcelona players all wanted a picture with him following the Copa Del Rey final win over Athletic Bilbao in Seville.

It was a second triumph at Wembley for Messi, who lifted the Champions League trophy for the second time in his career after starring in Barcelona's 3-1 win over Manchester United in 2011.

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He was hungry than ever in his latest outing after a fairly underwhelming season with Paris Saint-Germain and thoroughly enjoyed the victory.

"It was a beautiful final, full of Argentines," Messi said post-match.

"What we experienced here was beautiful.

"We’re here to fight anyone. Today was a nice test because Italy is a great team.

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"We knew it was going to be a nice match and a nice setting to be champion."

Featured Image Credit: Image: Copa America

Topics: Argentina, Copa America, Italy, Lionel Messi, Euro 2021

Josh Lawless
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