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Lionel Messi beaten with his own skill as opponent dribbles round him in Argentina clash
Lionel Messi’s opening game at the Copa America in Brazil didn’t quite go as planned.The Argentines took the lead through Messi in the first-half, but soon into the second, they conceded an equaliser and had to settle for a draw.Messi was also given a bit of trouble by opposition defender Guillermo Marippan, who gave the Barcelona star a taste of his own medicine last night.As Messi tried to break into the Chilean box with the ball down the right side, he was first tackled by Marippan, before the defender used a skill so often used by the Barcelona star to embarrass his opponents.In a quick move down the left corner, his fast touches helped beat a chasing Messi, and even though the move led to nothing as the pass immediately after got
