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Adepoju: ‘Ballon d’Or or not, Messi has paid his dues to Argentina’

The 34-year-old finally ended his long wait for a major trophy with the Albiceleste as they gunned down Brazil in the Copa America final

Former Nigeria midfielder Mutiu Adepoju believes Lionel Messi has laid the path for many players to come into football after he guided Argentina to the Copa America trophy on Saturday.

The Albiceleste captain finally led his country to glory as they downed Neymar’s Brazil 1-0 in the final and it was Paris Saint-Germain forward Angel Di Maria who scored in the first half after confusion in Brazil's defence allowed him to beat Ederson in goal.