[Music] debut back in ' 07 at the age of oh look at the smile on his face we'll talk about that smile in a second this summer open to lead Argentina to a second straight title his legacy and they're just clicking on all cylinders so uh they're the team to beat and I think they'll continue to roll teams over this guy is basically American now he's ours we're we're claiming him on this July 4th it is awesome what he in the third game he's a goal scorer and he's earned his starting spot back but he's not only going to score goals he's he's going to work on the defensive side as well in pressuring those those uh opponents so uh look for him to everybody wants a piece of Lionel Messi Lex what have you noticed uh from his game and maybe his movement [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] field 442 at times 433 really defensively it's to get some structure around lonel Messi up top when he just kind of hangs out the rest of the team defend this is The Knockout round their claim to be considered the greatest men's in a national team of all time we are underway with Argentina they held on by the skin of their teeth in the dying moments including a Mexican penalty kick that was in top score in the tournament he left it behind him there and then to Paul gets through hands it off lar Martinez beaten to Paul gets through hands it off lar Martinez beaten to it by onello prei AO The Opening match of the World Cup a year and a half ago and he took this job last spring sort of a funny switch that he's been in Char entire history they've never won a knockout stage game the World Cup this is rare Mo KET all by himself and he got poked away from behind just before he was going to shoot it looked like and Milano Martinez able to collect out through prei AO at least for the first moment hre pz hands to clear has it blocked in has to be hooked Away by Felix Torres four-year-old all-time leading score for Ecuador is this going to be his final Copa America appearance Po mallister and that was Carlos gzo of the San Jose box trying to get cross in blocked by Leandro Martinez who couldn't do anything it's hooked in he Romero up for the Tackle by mallister second touch as well then kaiso steps in that's waved away that's not going to be given as a foul then it's out it's going to be an Arin trying to lump It Forward long run for Jeremy sento and that ball did just go out another sento for ener Valencia he goes down pz late to the second ball rero clean tack panar Martin into the middle this is Santo cutting it back Santo kick save ofo Martinez kiso first to the loose ball and that one's blasted over the End by the teenager kendri pz see Force wide off the first touch he cuts it in the middle it's looped onto the roof of the net on side or as he brings it down preo pokes it away flag dang down oh the flag does now come up so be just and Cap's Cross in Valencia in the area it in stapped away it's held in nothing that into the middle Enzo Fernandez further along cleared away on Carlos Gro sends that cross in all the way along it's going to be fired bars Alexis mallister that was closed down and then Valencia stepping in he gets fouled important step there by pcho break down up to Milano Martinez Lina from the end line sends that cross into the middle the header is looping wide Enzo Fernandez best look of the game for Argentina as Molina couldn't return it cleanly knocked Away by inap eight Messi in swinger takes a flick for reher and did that go across the line it sure looks like it did the officials are confirming right now as Leandro Martinez celebrates the referee is going to go to the assistant referee they do not have goal line techn ology here at cop America