The Canadian star imitating Messi caused the home team to lose to Uruguay in the Copa America third-place match

Despite being considered superior in terms of strength, in the end, Uruguay could only win against Canada thanks to a lucky penalty shootout. Notably, in his shot, Alphonso Davies performed a panel k𝔦ck like Messi but the ball also hit the crossbar, thereby giving victory to the opponent.

In the 2024 Copa America third place match, Uruguay was considered superior in many aspects. They are the best scoring team among the 8 teams that passed the group stage (9 goals), while Canada scored the worst with only 2 times conceding the opponent’s goal. Uruguay also has stars in each position while Canada can only rely on Alphonso Davies.

Uruguay concretized its advantage by taking the lead in the 8th minute thanks to midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

Canada, under the guidance of coach Jesse Marsch, rallied to find the equalizer. As a result, Ismael Kone found the net in the 22nd minute. He caught the ball in the penalty area and threw his foot to score accurately.

The period that followed saw Canadian excitement. They pressed their opponents with superior stats, held the ball nearly twice as much (62 compared to 38%), and hit the target twice as often (4 compared to 2), but the first half still ended with a score of 1-1. .

In the second half, both teams continued to enthusiastically h𝔦nt for more goals but to no avail. This situation forced Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa to make some changes.