With Messi coming off the bench, the AIbiceleste could only muster a 1-0 win despite their ample dominance of the game

The Argentine football superstar hasn’t played a full game since September

Lauded as a ‘once in a generation-player,’ the 2007 bronze medalist will become the fourth Argentine inductee

Lionel Messi and Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez were among the first to land in Buenos Aires ahead of clashes with Paraguay and Perú

Los Pumas won 39-27 against the Brave Blossoms at Stade de la Beaujoire, France

The Xeneize required a penalty shootout once again to beat Palmeiras and will now face Fluminense in the decider

Sports minister Matias Lammens said work is being done so more games are played in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

The three countries will each host one game, while the rest of the competition will take place in Spain, Portugal and Morocco

Candela Belén Francisco Guecamburu, who grew up in Pilar, is the nation’s first woman to hold the title of Grandmaster