Leo Messi knows that when he plays for Argentina in international competitions, especially against CONMEBOL opponents, his legs end up being a target for opponents. Football has an extra touch of toughness in South America and in this Copa America it has already been proven on two occasions.

If in the opening match it was Canada’s Moise Bombito who caught the Argentine captain in a very hard tackle that soon went viral, against Chile it was Gabriel Suazo who left him a little message that he would suffer for the whole match.

In the 24th minute, Messi suffered a tough challenge from his opponent in a knee against thigh collision that made the assistants attend to the No.10. He received a massage on the area, analgesic cream and continued playing… but with his head already set on the discomfort.

“I didn’t feel completely loose, I was thinking too much about my leg and we’ll see how it goes these days,” he said in the mixed zone, hinting that he could rest for the third group game against Peru as Argentina have already qualified for the quarter-finals.