Yerry Mina has insisted he harbours no ill-feeling towards Lionel Messi despite the Argentine star appearing to taunt him during Colombia's Copa America semi-final defeat. Mina sucked his thumb after scoring his spot-kick, despite it not being the winning penalty. Despite the taunting from Messi, Everton defender Mina admitted he will always hold respect for his former Barcelona team-mate. Mina said he will 'always respect' Messi despite their feud during the Copa America semi-finalMina added: 'I met him at Barcelona and I thank him for the support that he gave me, I will always respect him. After edging past Colombia, Argentina saw off Brazil at the Maracana in the final to seal Copa America glory - which represented Messi's long-awaited first international title with his country.

Source: Daily Mail July 19, 2021 23:37 UTC