Lionel Messi was forced to leave Sunday’s Copa América final against Colombia after he suffered a brutal ankle injury in the second half.
Messi fell to the turf in the 63rd minute and wasted little time signaling to the bench to take him out.
He would limp to the sideline in the aftermath.
Knowing he was injured was one thing, but seeing Lionel Messi’s injury in slow motion really put into perspective how severe it was.
Two new camera angles show how devastatingly bad it was.
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Once he got to the bench, the moment became too much for Lionel Messi, as he could be seen being reduced to tears.
The global soccer superstar had just planted his foot the wrong way before tumbling down and was forced to watch the rest of the match as his teammates tried to win the game.
Messi left the game in the 66th minute for Nicolás González with the game in a scoreless tie.
Fortunately for him, he would be smiling at the end of the contest as Argentina would come out on top 1-0 without its star forward, thanks to a goal in the second half of extra time from Lautaro Martínez, per ESPN.
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Lionel Messi Spotted With Swollen Right Ankle
Lionel Messi was on the bench in tears after a brutal non-contact injury, but that was just the start of things for him.
The Fox broadcast showed Messi with ice on his severely swollen right ankle.
The precise nature of his injury wasn’t initially clear, but the damage was certainly done as cameras saw his ankle badly swollen.
