With the whistle from the referee from Colombia, the time for the whole game is up again!

Why again?

Because the whole game has just arrived once, now it is the second time.

Yes, overtime, now it's the 120th minute.

This is the National Stadium in Santiago, the capital of Chile. The Copa America final is underway. Argentina plays host Chile. The score is now zero to zero. Neither side has been able to score a goal within the regular game time.

The game was played from afternoon to evening, and everyone was very tired.

Messi dragged his tired but sweaty body, moved his heavy steps and slowly walked off the court.

"Come on, have a drink!"

Aguero, a friend who was replaced early, greeted him and handed him a bottle of water.

Messi unscrewed the cap and drank it in small sips, and he didn't dare to drink too quickly.

But in the end, he raised his head and poured his head and face down, and breathed happily.

Di Maria also walked over slowly from the side. He was on the court just now, but his right leg was wounded and he ended in less than half an hour. If this were not the case, I believe Argentina's situation would not be so passive.

At least Messi is sure. If Di Maria is there, Argentina will definitely have a chance to score!

But now... it's all fate!

"How is it? Is it okay?" Di Maria asked with concern.

During the Brazil World Cup last year, Argentina lost the final, and Di Maria cried like a tearful person and was very unwilling to accept it.

Therefore, like Messi, he is eager to win a national team championship and fill the gap in honor.

Messi nodded, "It's okay, I can hold on!"

In fact, his body is really tired and tired, and it is all supported by a force.

Everyone saw him, and only those unknown fans were still squirting about his bad condition.

Just kidding, as a professional player, he can still maintain such a state and maintain this desire for the game as many games and score so many goals in a year. It's great!

As friends, they don’t need to say too much and understand each other.

So, the three of them were a little silent.

At this moment, head coach Martino walked out of the coach's seat and waved to the players, obviously he was about to start taking the penalty kick.

So everyone immediately surrounded him.

"Okay, until now, there is no need to say anything. I believe that even if we enter the penalty shootout, we will still win. You must have confidence in yourself!"

Martino is carrying out the final mobilization.

But there are few responders.

It is obvious that in the eyes of many people on the team, Martino is not qualified to coach them.

Martino also saw this, but there was no way.

As long as there are people, there will definitely be a world of martial arts. Whoever goes to the world is not, who is the core, and who is the assistant. This must be a division of labor. As long as there is a division of labor, there will definitely be people who are happy and some people who are complaining.

You should know that in the Argentina team, many players are well-deserved core players in their respective club teams.

Let me ask, who is willing to attack others when you come to this national team?

Even if this core is Messi!

Martino has heard players discuss and complain privately more than once, such as "So what about Messi?", "Is Messi strong?", "I don't think Messi is much better than me?", and many other remarks.

In Martino's view, the well-deserved core of the Argentine national team must be Messi.

Di Maria, Aguero, Mascherano, Biglia, Otamendi and other players assisted.

But the problem is that Argentina now lacks a midfield organizer.

During the Brazil World Cup, Messi had to sacrifice to allow him to retreat more to the midfield to participate in the organization.

It can be said that without Messi's sacrifice, Argentina would not have reached the World Cup final.

After the World Cup, who will be the midfield organization to share Messi's pressure so that Argentina's biggest superstar can devote himself to the offense and exert his strong attack power at Barcelona at that time has become a topic of Argentina fans' hearts.

Pastore is a popular destination. The whole country hopes that he can liberate Messi, and he himself is full of eager expectations for this and believes that he can do it.

But what about it in fact?

Pastore's appearance did not activate Messi. On the contrary, he still followed his playing style at Paris Saint-Germain. He hoped that he could control the midfield and let all of Messi and other teammates play around him.

The most direct manifestation is that when Messi and Di Maria have already run out of gaps, he has not chosen to pass the ball.

The way of playing for the core player is that I can pass the ball to you or not, and the choice is up to me.

Pastorre played all the games, but Argentina's midfielder seemed very chaotic, and this is the reason.

The reason why Martino replaced him in every game was to try to adjust some changes, but the game was too tight and he had no choice.

But this is not the worst.

The worst thing about this game was that Di Maria left the game early, directly disrupting Martino's plan, and had to replace Ravic early.

A player who dares to spray his head coach's face with water in front of media around the world in the World Cup.

More importantly, although he has a close personal relationship with Messi, on the football field, he is the oldest player in the Argentine national team who never interacts with Messi. He is given a nickname and will not be passed on to Messi when he is beaten to death. He is talking about him!

It is conceivable that in this case, no matter how outstanding Martino is, he will not be able to turn the situation around.

However, all this has passed and must be temporarily suppressed.

The most urgent task now is to have a penalty shootout!

"Who are you willing to play the first goal?" Martino asked in a deep voice, looking at the eleven players in front of him.

Everyone knows the weight of the penalty shootout. The first person to play the penalty kick is carrying the heaviest pressure, and the hopes of everyone in the team, and the key role of the finale of the game.

"Who will?" Martino asked again.

The Argentina internationals around you look at me and I look at you, but no one took the lead in making a statement.

At this time, whoever kicks first or kicks in is certainly a hero, but if he hits missed, he is a sinner.

So, many people seem to be hesitant.

Martino was a little disappointed when he saw this situation. He hoped to see everyone rushing for it, but...

"I'll do it!" Messi took the initiative to walk out, glanced firmly over his teammates, and then looked at the head coach.

"I'll kick the first one!"

Martino looked at Messi, who was short, but shouldered the hope of a team and even a country.

At this moment, he really thought of Maradona!

Although Messi's personality is not as domineering as Maradona, he is extremely strong inside.

If you remember correctly, Messi was the first to score a penalty against the Netherlands in the World Cup last year.

What is the core? What is the soul?

This is the core! This is the soul!

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"The penalty shootout officially began, and Chile's first punishment was Fernandez."

"Wow, good, I'll shoot with a strong volley of force in the upper left corner!"

"This is a blind spot in the absolute sense!"

"Argentine goalkeeper Romero is completely unstoppable, this is a blind spot in the absolute sense!"

"Let's look at the first player in Argentina who took the penalty kick, Messi."

"All the fans are booing. Is this an attempt to interfere with and influence Messi?"

"Good thing, the ball has entered, the lower right corner is very fast. Although Bravo judged the right direction, he could not stop it. One to one, the two sides tied again!"

"In the second round of penalty shootout, Chile chose Vidal!"

"The ball has entered, and the shot is pushed to the lower left corner. Both times they choose the left side. Chile seems to be prepared."

"Argentina's second free thrower is Higuain..."

"Wow, my goodness, Higuain, this penalty kick actually hit high!"

"Oh my god, the situation is not good now, two to one!"

“It’s a bit unfavorable for Argentina now.”

"In the third round of penalty shootout, Chile selected Alangis."

"Okay, the ball is in, the lower right corner!"

"Three to one, Argentina is under great pressure now."
To be continued...