Argentina gets the win against Uruguay with an assist from Messi

Yesterday, Argentina beat Uruguay 1-0 after Messi made a cross to Rodríguez and scored. It's their first victory since the return of international football this year (4 consecutive games tied). It was also Argentina's 1000th game in their history. Messi's stats were: 1 assist, 1 SoT (2 in total), 4 key passes, 9 dribbles, 1 cross, 40/47 passes, 15/24 duels won, 5 fouls won, 1 tackle, 2 recoveries, 11 pressures (4 successful), and 78 touches. This won him the official MoTM, his 2nd in the tournament.

This was his heatmap:

This was his performance on video:

And this was his exclusive cam (also detailing his performance):

Here are some fun facts after the game:

• Messi is now in sole 4th place in the Copa America's most games played table, with 29. He is 1 game behind 3rd place, 4 behind 2nd place, and 5 behind 1st place.
• Messi gave his 10th assist this year.
• Messi got his 40th goal contribution this year.
• With today's assist, Messi has 30 assists in neutral game matches.
• Yesterday was Messi's 10th match against Uruguay.
• It is Messi's 20th victory in 2021.
• Argentina reached 1000 games played (the stats are in the link).

Another thing to note about the game were Messi's runs and Messi's ball control, which was phenomenal all throughout the match, even in the last minutes of the game, gaining precious time.

After the game, Messi posted on his Instagram: "Let's go !!! It was important to win today. This will give us peace of mind for what is to come, which will continue to be tough 💪💪🇦🇷🇦🇷"

Argentina is now placed 1st in the group alongside Chile (though Paraguay has 1 point less with 1 fewer game). Argentina's next opponent will be Paraguay on the 21st, so hopefully Argentina can get a decisive victory to secure a spot for the KO stage. But until then, I hope you liked this entry, and I'll see you in the next blog.