Will he finally do it?
The story of Lionel Messi's international career has been his inability to lead Argentina to a trophy, despite boasting a list of personal and club accolades that rivals that of any other player in history. The 34-year-old is considered among the best players of all time, but the one thing keeping him from truly grabbing the G.O.A.T. status is an international title.
Messi and Argentina will get another opportunity to rectify the situation when they face host nation Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday. Led by former Messi teammate Neymar, the Brazilians would love nothing more than to claim the title on home soil while also denying their biggest rivals the chance at glory, but they'll have to do so without the services of forward Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus is suspended after committing an egregious foul in the semifinal against Peru, and both he and Neymar took to Instagram stories to voice their displeasure with the ruling.
"It is very sad to be in the hands of people who make these kinds of decisions," Neymar wrote. He sarcastically added: “They made a beautiful analysis of the play. We must congratulate them."
"Two-match ban and no appeal? Congratulations CONMEBOL. I think you didn't see what happened right," Jesus wrote.
Even without Jesus, Brazil will have enough talent on the field to ruin Messi's dream. The Argentines counter with the two top-scoring players (Messi and Lautaro Martinez) in the tournament, but will it be enough to finally give Messi the international crown he's been chasing for 15 years?
Argentina vs. Brazil: What time is kickoff?
Date: Saturday, July 10
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
The match is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 p.m. ET at the Maracana Stadium in Rio.
Argentina vs. Brazil: What channel is the Copa America final on in Canada?
The match can be seen on TSN 4.
Argentina Copa America schedule, results
| Stage | Date | Time (ET) | Match |
| Group | June 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Argentina 1-1 Chile |
| Group | June 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Argentina 1-0 Uruguay |
| Group | June 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Argentina 1-0 Paraguay |
| Group | June 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Bolivia 1-4 Argentina |
| Quarter | July 3 | 9:00 p.m. | Argentina 3-0 Ecuador |
| Semi | July 6 | 9:00 p.m. | Argentina 1-1 (3-2 pen.) Colombia |
| Final | July 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Argentina vs. Brazil |
Brazil Copa America schedule, results
| Stage | Date | Time (ET) | Match |
| Group | June 13 | 5:00 p.m. | Brazil 3-0 Venezuela |
| Group | June 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Brazil 4-0 Peru |
| Group | June 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Brazil 2-1 Colombia |
| Group | June 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Brazil 1-1 Ecuador |
| Quarter | July 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Brazil 1-0 Chile |
| Semi | July 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Brazil 1-0 Peru |
| Final | July 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Argentina vs. Brazil |