The transandines gathered in Times Square before the clash against Canada for the semi-finals of the Copa América. There, they had to appreciate the contrast between the Panenka shot between Alexis Sánchez and Lionel Messi.
Chilean fans have once again done their job in the United States at the expense of Argentine fans. . As the duel between the Albiceleste and Canada approaches for the semi-finals of the Copa América, the transandean fans gathered in Times Square to prepare for the duel in which they will try to reach the final of the competition.
In the midst of all this, they had to watch a video on one of the venue’s giant screens that showed a contrast between the Panenka definitions between Alexis Sánchez and Lionel Messi. .
In the first sequence, we saw the definition of the Argentine number 10 at the beginning of the 12-step shots in the quarterfinals against Ecuador. On that occasion, Leo hit the ball and it crashed horizontally.
After this image, a video was shown of the moment when Alexis launched his shot with the same style in 2015, which at the time meant winning the first Copa América for the country, precisely at the expense of Argentina.
One of the media that shared this situation was Olé, who commented on Instagram: “Well… everyone celebrates what they can “.
It is worth noting that this is the second time this has happened to the transandean fans. Previously, in the run-up to the clash between La Roja and Argentina in the group stage, a similar situation had been experienced. On this occasion, and in the same context of the Argentine flag, Alexis Sánchez was shown on a screen lifting the Copa América Centenario trophy. .
Messi’s complicated evening
After the duel against Ecuador, Lionel Messi confessed to the press the bad moment he experienced on the pitch before qualifying for the round, commenting on the way he took the penalty.
“A lot of anger, I was convinced to kick him like that. He had spoken with Dibu (Martínez), with (Gerónimo) Rulli, he had taken some penalties. Not practiced, but I spoke with them. I was taking several cross shots, in fact the goalkeeper made a cross, I tried to touch him and it went high “, recalled the 10th.
He then spoke about Dibu Martínez, who became the hero of the night. “I knew that Dibu is always in these moments, they like these moments, he grows. In addition, it is great when it is under this arch. It is complicated, it is very fast, we had a lot of confidence, even before the game I joked that if there were penalties, we would be calm. It is fortunate that when we reach this stage we have an advantage ” he commented.
Regarding his physical complications, he confessed that during the week he “tried to get rid of the discomfort I had, the pain, training little by little, being a little afraid, letting go little by little. In the last training sessions I felt better and I thought I could be there.
“I felt good, I had no discomfort, nothing. There is always a bit of psychological fear of having an injury or discomfort, but on a muscular level I had nothing. He (Lionel Scaloni) asked me if I was ready to play and I said yes. “he added.
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