At 08:00 on July 10, in the Copa America semi-final match, Argentina faced Canada. Before the game, renowned South American reporter Juan Arango expressed that he did not believe reports suggesting Messi had recovered to 99.9% of his usual condition.
On his personal social media account, Juan Arango stated, “For Scaloni, Messi’s physical condition has reached 99.9%. But I’m not so sure; I think it might be only forty to fifty percent. Lately, I really can’t believe most of the reports about Messi’s health status.”