Fans who follow the Argentine national team know that Messi's recent physical condition is a problem. Messi has been absent from the team's training recently, according to Argentine journalists. Messi's injury situation is not optimistic, and Messi has been plagued by adductor injuries in this season's MLS games.
Before this Copa America match, whether Messi can recover is also something that everyone is more concerned about. But in the third group game, Messi still chose to miss the game very decisively. Because Messi also understands that this injury is not a minor problem, he will not be able to play in a short period of time. After Messi's injury, and the injury has worsened, it is possible that he will miss the first round of the next knockout round. Messi's poor condition also made the Argentine team begin to look for a way to change the formation.
So Lautaro also returned to the starting line-up and became a key player for the national team. In the previous World Cup, because of Lautaro's continued slump, he missed the starting position of the national team. Newcomer Alvarez took Lautaro's place, but after Messi's injury, Lautaro could also return to the starting line-up. Lautaro, on the other hand, has lived up to the expectations of the team, scoring in the last three group games and scoring four goals in three games, which also gives him a good chance of winning the Copa America Golden Boot.
This season's Serie A MVP does have a chance to miss the first round of the knockout round when Messi misses out. Carry the team to impact the good results, if Messi can finally catch up with the final, recover well. That Lautaro also completed his task perfectly.