Messi Fails To Shine As Brazil Reach Copa America Final

Host, Brazil, produced their best performance yet at the ongoing Copa America tournament to beat eternal rival, Argentina and qualify for the final.

In yet another match that saw Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, failing yet again to lift Argentina, Brazil ran out 2-0 winner in the semi-final encounter played in the early hours of this morning.

Manchester City striker, Gabriel Jesus, opened the scoring as early as the 19th minute in the game played at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte.

Liverpool striker, Roberto Firmino, who watched from the bench as his Premier League club produced a masterclass to overturn a 3-0 first leg defeat at Nou Camp and send Messi-led Barca out of the Champions League last season, put a seal on this one a little less than an hour later.

Tite-coached Brazil, who have struggled with injuries to star player, Neymar, and inconsistency, will fight for a 10th South American title in the final.

In the other semifinal match slated for later today, defending champions, Chile, face Peru at the Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre for a chance at the final showpiece against Brazil.

Arguably the best player the world has seen in the last decade or thereabout, Lionel Messi’s drought on the national front endures, an unusual position for a man so accustomed to trophies and titles.