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Messi begins the Copa America with only way he knows – a captain’s performance
France trio Aurelien Tchouameni, Kingsley Coman, and Randal Kolo Muani, meanwhile, all received racial abuse on their social media accounts in the aftermath of their national team’s World Cup final defeat by Argentina in 2022.
There were also reports of racist chanting on the streets of Buenos Aries by Argentina fans, during the celebration of their World Cup victory in 2022 and effigies of France captain Kylian Mbappe were shown on social media with one set of fans holding an inflatable dummy bearing Mbappe’s name tag from a rope; another set fire to a pretend coffin lid emblazoned with the forward’s face.
Thursday night’s game at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium saw goals from Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez and Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez secure the 2-0 victory and a winning start to Argentina’s Copa America defence.
Lionel Scaloni’s side face Chile in their next group game on Tuesday, while Canada play Peru earlier that day.
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