What happened to soccer player Lionel Messi’s ankle at the Copa America final this past weekend?

Lionel Messi Injury

July 15, 2024– The Copa America final was last night, which saw Argentina win against Colombia in extra time. The final score was 1-0. However, Argentina’s star player, Lionel Messi, seemingly had an injury occur on the field in which he had to leave the match.

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During the game, a play-by-play – noted here– claimed that Messi had possibly tripped and twisted something in a replay of him falling on the field at around 64 minutes into the final. He had to immediately get subbed out after being on the ground and treated.

Footage showed Messi in tears on the bench following his emotional leave from the field in which he was replaced in order for the play to continue. Fans were upset to see Messi leave the field.


As the article outlined, it was a non-contact injury.

As cameras continue to pan over Messi during the game, footage captures his ankle- which is very swollen.

It is unclear how serious this injury is following the game as Messi has not provided any significant updates following the match. According to this related article, Messi was seemingly running as fast as he could and just unfortunately tripped, causing a subsequent injury. As outlined in the piece, Messi seemingly had an ankle injury at the beginning of the game- around 30 minutes in- in which he was evaluated and eventually went back in before subbing off the field around 64 minutes in.

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