Messi, after Argentina – Ecuador for the Copa América: “Step by step”

The star showed his enthusiasm after beating Ecuador and reaching the semifinals of the Copa América: “We have a goal and we will fight for that.”

Lionel Messi spoke after 3-0 of the Argentine National Team to Ecuador, for the quarterfinals of the America’s Cup 2021, and he was focused on continuing to fight for the title, already with his head in the semifinals against Colombia.

“A very tough game, we knew about the difficulty of Ecuador, A very hard-working team, with very fast players, with physically strong and young players, it was fought until we found the goal, then the game got a bit tangled, the referee also made it that way. Then the goals came, we won, which is the important thing, and we took one more step, “he said.

Deepening the analysis of the meeting tonight, he reviewed: “We try to play, sometimes we can’tIt is complicated because the rival presses, plays, the court does not help much either, it was quite bad without making excuses because it is the same for everyone, but that way who tries to play it becomes more complicated. But the important thing is that we took on a very important game that we knew was going to be difficult and we won it. “

What is coming for the Argentine National Team, in Messi’s vision

“It was one of the objectives to be among the four of us, we knew that we were going to have a very difficult rival whatever the crossing, both Uruguay and Colombia are very great teams, also used to these instances. To rest now, because it’s very little time we have for the next gameWe have a trip to Brasilia and now to recover to prepare what is coming, “he said.

You have to go calmly, now to think about Colombia that it is a very tough team with good players, with experience, very fast at the top, who defends well and goes to the counter very quickly. Let’s hope we go step by step, hopefully we can give one more and be in that desired final“.

Messi, one step away from Pelé’s record

With 76 goals, La Pulga was one step away from breaking the Brazilian’s mark (77) as the top scorer in the history of the South American teams. “I always say, individual awards are secondary, we are here for something else. I want to congratulate the group for the work they are doing, we have been away from our families, our homes for many days, we are the only team that never broke the bubble, we have a goal and we will fight for it“.

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