Copa America: Messi’s two in milestone match against Bolivia

Lionel Messi became his country’s most capped player on Monday in Argentina’s 4-1 Copa America victory over Bolivia.

Messi marked the occasion in style with a virtuoso performance, scoring twice and setting up another in his 148th national team appearance, surpassing Javier Mascherano’s record.

Argentina thus booked a quarter-final tie against Ecuador on Saturday.

In another match, an Edinson Cavani penalty sealed an easy 1-0 win for Uruguay against Paraguay, setting up a quarter-final tie against Colombia.