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Are the stars aligning for Messi and Argentina tonight?

Tonight, one of two things will happen. Chile could win their first ever Copa America title obn h...



Are the stars aligning for Mes...
Soccer

Are the stars aligning for Messi and Argentina tonight?

Tonight, one of two things will happen. Chile could win their first ever Copa America title obn home soil. 

Or Lionel Messi and Argentina can end a 22-year wait for a major international title.

Both sides face each other in tonight's final at 9PM Irish time and to set the scene, Off The Ball were joined by ESPN and Irish Examiner football writer Miguel Delaney live from Chile.

"The way Argentina are talking, it feels different to the World Cup. Then, there was this defiance about it all and they were just about keeping everything together to get to that final. Whereas here they are content and confident about themselves in the way they weren't. Added to that, all their attackers are at full fitness and are all on form - even Di Maria looks a completely different figure to what he was at United and that's crucial for Messi as well. It means Chile can't just stop him because he can just release either Di Maria or Aguero. So taking all that into account, it could be a false dawn, but the suggestions are it isn't."

Listen to Miguel's preview of tonight's final and his assessment of Messi's form:

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