Messi had turned 29 in June 2016 and was already seen as one of the best players ever. He had won the Ballon d'Or five times and led Barcelona to Champions League glory the previous year, the fourth time he had lifted that trophy.But his incredible success in the club game was not matched at international level, where he had endured the pain of three defeats in major tournament finals with Argentina.The first came against Brazil in the 2007 Copa America. There were two World Cup quarter-final exits either side of that, and elimination from the 2011 Copa America which Argentina hosted, in the last eight to Uruguay.Messi captained Argentina to the 2014 World Cup final, but that ended in defeat to Germany at the Maracana, and a loss on penalties to hosts Chile in the following year's Copa America decider compounded things.So he went to the 2016 Copa America Centenario in the United States on a mission to finally win a major title with his country, and Argentina cruised to the final with five wins out of five, and 18 goals scored.Chile stood before them once again at a packed MetLife Stadium, but the outcome was identical -- another 0-0 draw and another defeat on penalties, with Messi this time missing his kick.Heartbreak