Argentina showed ruthlessness in the early hours of today when they pummeled semi-final opponents Paraguay by 6-1 to make a statement of intent as they reached the Copa América final.
The torchbearer for the Argentine's was four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi who racked up a 9.5 match rating despite not scoring in the game.
He was blistering and everything good for football as fans got value for money watching him leave Paraguay defenders for dead on several occasions including an epic nutmeg that left two opposite players trolling on the floor and grasping for breath.
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The Albaceleste raced to a two goal lead in the first half as Manchester United's Marcos Rojo scrambled in a Messi shot on 15mins before PSG man Javier Pastore scored the second from a clinical Messi pass to make it 2-0.
However, Lucas Barrios made it a contest when he fired pass Sergio Romero in the Argentine goal as the first half ended 2-1.
In the second period the match ceased to be a contest as the Argentina added four more goals to their earlier two. British record signing Angel di Maria notched a brace within six minutes as he converted a pass from Pastore then netted a rebound again from the PSG's man saved shot after fine work from Messi played him in.
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Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero headed in a di Maria cross for goal number five before Gonzalo Higuian added the sixth goal via another Messi pass.
The final of this year's Copa América will be between Argentina and Chile on Saturday as Lionel Messi chase his first International medal....
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