VIDEO: Lionel Messi Gets Sent off on Controversial Red Card in Argentina-Chile Copa America Matchup
By Thomas Carannante
Cristiano Ronaldo would NEVER! In an altercation with Chile's Gary Medel, Argentina superstar Lionel Messi was handed a red card and sent off the field alongside his opponent after the referee in Copa America's third-place game made the controversial call.
In this situation. Morelos is Messi and Medel is McKenna ?
— John Macdonald ?? (@jmac035) July 6, 2019
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Judge for yourself. That's not even a 15-yard penalty in the NFL, though.
It's just the second time Messi was handed a red card and sent off the pitch in his career. Argentina's 2-0 lead was trimmed down to 2-1 with just under 10 minutes remaining.