Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in an ill tempered third place match that saw Lionel Messi been shown the exit after an altercation with Chile's rugged Gary Medel.
Messi teed up team mate Sergio Aguero who opened the scores before Juventus forward Paulo Dybala added a second.

Arturo Vidal reduced the deficit from the penalty spot but the Albiceleste held on to finish third.

However, the big talking point was undoubtedly the red card shown Medel and Messi - who has never been sent off for Barcelona, and whose only other red card was on his international debut 14 years ago.

Tension had been building as the game wore on in a physical encounter with both sides often giving away niggly free-kicks.

Tempers spilled over eight minutes before half time when Messi appeared to nudge over Medel as they both challenged for the ball.

Lionel Messi

Messi and Argentina had previously expressed their frustration with the officiating during the Copa America

Medel responded by forcibly pushing his face into Messi's as the two players argued before the referee arrived and dismissed them both.

It seemed harsh on Messi, who in the replays of the incident did not appear to respond aggressively to Medel's action.

Chile had also lost Alexis Sanchez to injury early on. The Manchester United forward appeared to suffer a hamstring injury when chasing a long ball over the defence.

Brazil meet Peru in the Copa America final on Sunday 8pm GMT.