![Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Final - Brazil v Argentina - Estadio Maracana Rio de Janeiro Brazil - July 10 2021 Argentinas Angel Di Maria in action REUTERSAmanda Perobelli](https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2021/07/11/1216355.jpg)
Soccer Football - Copa America 2021 - Final - Brazil v Argentina - Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - July 10, 2021 Argentina's Angel Di Maria in action REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over Brazil and a record-equalling 15th Copa America.
Di Maria, starting for just the second time in the Copa, justified his selection by scoring the opener midway through the first half.
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