The Paris Saint-Germain forward, Angel Di Maria has commended the manner in which his international team-mate, Lionel Messi captained the national side regardless of their inability to win the trophy. The last time Argentina lifted the trophy was way back in 1993 Copa America.
The match which was played in Belo Horizonte in July had the tournament hosts beating Albiceleste 2-0.
Though it was a disappointing outing, Di Maria revealed that their captain, Messi, made a very touching speech after the match in which he declared how so very proud He was of the squad.
"Messi said some beautiful words when we were eliminated by Brazil," Di Maria told ESPN . "Messi told us he was proud of the team we had built.
"Once he finished, everyone was in tears because it touched everyone's hearts, especially the youngsters.