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Lionel Messi’s 2016 Copa America, Rio Olympics Decision Revealed by Tata Martino
- Updated: May 3, 2016
Argentina coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has said Lionel Messi understands his omission from his nation’s bid for gold at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and he will instead focus on the Copa America in the United States this June.
Ben Grounds of the MailOnline quoted the manager as saying he believes the iconic player could suffer burnout if he features in Brazil, after Messi led Argentina to the Olympic gold medal in Beijing in 2008.
Martino said the following, per Grounds:
I always felt that it would be an exaggeration to have Leo play at the Olympics again, especially if you bear in mind there’s the Copa America first.
It would have been a different matter had there not been a Copa before the Olympics. I discussed it with Leo, …
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