In a surprising turn of events, Argentina captain Lionel Messi missed a penalty against Ecuador during the ongoing 2024 Copa América.
For most of the 90 minutes on Thursday night, Argentina was comfortable and led 1-0.
In second-half stoppage time, Ecuador equalized, sending the 70,000 fans at NRG Stadium into a state of shock and the game straight to penalties.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Newsreportzim.com has learned that Argentina has qualified for the Copa América semifinals despite the penalty miss by former Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Goalkeeper Emi Martínez saved the decisive penalty to secure the victory.
“Lionel Messi misses first penalty, Emi Martínez with insane saves again to let Argentina advance again,” the statement said.
