Messi takes centrestage again for Copa America


Practice makes perfect: Argentina players training at the Kennesaw University State Stadium in Atlanta. — Reuters

ATLANTA: World champions Argentina get an expanded Copa America under way today with Lionel Messi looking to add a second continental title in what is almost certainly his final appearance in the tournament.

The 108-year-old competition is being held in the United States with the host nation among six teams from the Concacaf region joining the 10 South American nations looking for a place in the July 14 final in Miami.

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