Copa America 2021: The Saturday recap

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, Jul 4, 2021

The final four is set after Lionel Messi  scored (with a free-kick golazo in stoppage time) and assisted twice in a 3-0 Argentina win over Ecuador. Colombia won the shootout after a scoreless tie with Uruguay.

Highlights

Saturday, July 3
Uruguay 0 Colombia 0 (Colombia wins PK tiebreaker, 2-4)

Saturday, July 3
Argentine 3 Ecuador 0 (Goals: De Paul 40, Martínez 84, Messi 90+3; Red card: Ecuador --  Reyna 90+2))

Number

4. Messi now has four goals and four assists in Argentina's five games at this Copa America. The 34-year-old Messi, a 2005 U-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympic (U-23) winner, is aiming to win his first full national team trophy.

Schedule
Semifinals
Monday, July 5
7 pm ET Peru-Brazil, FS2, Univision, TUDN
Tuesday, July 6
9 pm ET Colombia-Argentina, FS1, Univision, TUDN