Two of soccer's best shared a nice moment after Canada fell to Argentina 2-0 at the opener of the 2024 Copa America on Thursday.
Canadian Alphonso Davies and Argentina's Lionel Messi, the captains for their respective sides, exchanged jerseys after the game.
It's not the first time that Davies and Messi have done the classic jersey swap.
Two years ago, when the two faced off in the Champions League when Davies and Bayern Munich took on Messi's PSG, Davies got the shirt off Messi's back.
The 23-year-old Canadian superstar loved the exchange so much, he had it framed. On Thursday, Davies clearly wasn't going to miss a chance to add another one to his collection.
In terms of the actual game, Messi outdueled Davies to help Argentina start its Copa America defence with a win.
In his record 35th career Copa America game, Messi was held off the scoresheet, but played an important part in both of Argentina's goals. He first threaded a dangerous ball into the Canada penalty box that eventually ended up in a Julian Alvarez goal. Then Messi found substitute Lautaro Martinez with a perfect pass for an 88th-minute goal.
Messi had three high-danger chances to score one himself but was unable to beat Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.
Davies and the Canadians had a number of close chances too, but were unable to get on the scoresheet. They'll look to get on the board for the first time in the tournament when they take on Peru on Tuesday.
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