Messi and Martinez score twice in Argentina win

Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez some scored doubly arsenic Argentina hit Guatemala 4-1 successful their last Copa America warm-up crippled successful Maryland.

Argentina were fixed an early scare erstwhile an ain extremity aft 4 minutes by Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez put Guatemala up - their first ever extremity against nan reigning World Cup and Copa America champions.

But Messi equalised 8 minutes later erstwhile keeper Nicholas Hagen cleared nan shot consecutive into his way and nan Argentina skipper scored into an quiet net.

Lautaro Martinez, who vanished arsenic Serie A's apical scorer past season, put Argentina up pinch a 39th-minute punishment and nan Inter Milan prima scored his 2nd from a Messi walk aft nan break.

"We are aiming for nan title, we are fighting for everything," he told TyC Sports.

"We said it erstwhile nan Copa America ended successful 2021 and erstwhile nan World Cup ended, we will effort to hole ourselves to commencement nan Copa America successful nan champion imaginable measurement and hopefully it will beryllium each joy."

Messi claimed his 2nd successful nan 77th infinitesimal aft a superb walk from substitute Angel di Maria.

The tourney runs successful nan United States from 20 June to 14 July, pinch coach Lionel Scaloni's broadside starting their run against Canada connected Thursday earlier group games against Chile and Peru.

"We're going to support trying to do our best, we still want to support winning titles," added Messi.

"It will beryllium harder and harder, nan games are getting tougher, winning [the Copa] again is hard, but we will effort again."