Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Group A - Argentina v Chile - Estadio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - June 14, 2021 Argentina's Lionel Messi shoots at goal REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Argentina's Lionel Messi scored one of his trademark free kicks in the first half but Eduardo Vargas equalised for Chile in the second to leave honours even at 1-1 in their Copa America opener in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
When the two sides met in a World Cup qualifier earlier this month, Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo acrobatically saved one Messi free kick and another hit the woodwork but this time the Barcelona player went one better, curling a superb set piece into the corner of the net from 25 meters out after 33 minutes.
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