Lionel Messi misses penalty as Argentina lose Copa America final to Chile
Monday 27 June 2016 13:41, UK
Lionel Messi's last act in international football was to miss a penalty as Argentina lost the 2016 Copa America final to Chile.
The Barcelona forward blazed high over the bar from 12 yards with Argentina's first attempt, while team-mate Lucas Biglia also missed from the spot, as the holders retained the trophy with a 4-2 win in the shootout in New Jersey.
Messi has now lost three Copa America finals (2007, 2015 and 2016), as well as the 2014 World Cup final, with Argentina failing to score in all four matches.
As a result, the 29-year-old - who surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as his country's highest goalscorer last week - decided to call it quits after the game.
"It's tough, it's not the time for analysis," he said. "In the dressing room I thought that this is the end for me with the national team, it's not for me.
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"That's the way I feel right now, it's a huge sadness once again and I missed the penalty that was so important.
"I tried so hard to be champion with Argentina. But it didn't happen. I couldn't do it."
Watch Messi's penalty miss in the video above!
