Copa America final: What Brazil's Casemiro said about Messi

Copa America final: What Brazil's Casemiro said about Messi

Brazil midfielder, Casemiro, has paid tribute to Argentina captain Lionel Messi, ahead of both teams' Copa America final tie on Sunday.

Casemiro described Messi as a great player, adding that he admires the Barcelona captain a lot.

Brazil reached the Copa America final after defeating Peru 1-0 in the semi-final, while Argentina eliminated Colombia.

"Argentina are a team with players of the highest level," Casemiro said at his pre-match press conference. "They're not about just one player.

"We know the quality that Messi has, he's a great player, but we have to value the entire Argentine team and we have to respect them all.

"It's not just Messi and Lautaro [Martinez] either. We can't concentrate only on the two of them. They're top quality players and two of the [players at the] highest level in the world, but Argentina reached the final due to the team, their players.

"We have respect for everyone. I admire him a lot, but Argentina are not only Messi and the defensive power of the Brazilian team is not just Casemiro."

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