Defending champions Argentina secured their spot in the Copa America final with a 2-0 victory over Canada in Tuesday's semi-final in New Jersey, thanks to goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi. They will now face either Uruguay or Colombia in Sunday's final in Florida, where senior squad members like Messi, Angel Di Maria, and Nicolas Otamendi could be eyeing their last chance at silverware.
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New Jersey, July 9 (Reuters) - Defending champions Argentina booked their place in the Copa America final after goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi gave them a 2-0 win over Canada in Tuesday's semi-final in New Jersey.
Argentina will face either Uruguay or Colombia in Sunday's final in Florida, a match that could represent the last shot at silverware for several senior squad members including Messi, Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi.
"Let's enjoy what we are experiencing as a national team, as a group. It is not easy to be in a final again, to compete again to be champions," Messi told TyC Sports.
"I'm living it as I have been living everything lately: enjoying it very much and being aware, as it happens to Fideo (Di Maria) and Ota (Otamendi), that these are the last battles."
Argentina have won a joint-record 15 Copa titles and reached the final six times in the past eight editions but Canada caused them real problems in the opening 20 minutes, Jacob Shaffelburg twice shooting wide from promising positions.
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