Lionel Messi was shown only the second red card of his career as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 in a hot-tempered Copa America third-place play-off.
The Barcelona forward had provided the assist for Sergio Aguero's opener before Paulo Dybala made it 2-0.
But Messi was shown a red following a clash with Gary Medel, which also saw the Chile player dismissed.
Arturo Vidal scored a second-half penalty but Argentina held off the fightback to secure third place.
However, the big talking point was undoubtedly the sendings off of 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.
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 (21:00 BST) and you can follow live text commentary of the game on the BBC Sport website.
Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text
Line-ups
Argentina
1Armani
2FoythBooked at 79mins
6PezzellaBooked at 57mins
17Otamendi
3TagliaficoBooked at 90mins
16de Paul
5ParedesBooked at 63mins
20Lo CelsoSubstituted forFunes Moriat 90'minutes
10MessiBooked at 37mins
21DybalaSubstituted forDi Maríaat 67'minutes
9AgüeroSubstituted forSuárezat 81'minutes
Substitutes[hhmc]
4Saravia
7Pereyra
11Di María
12Marchesín
13Funes Mori
14Casco
15Pizarro
18Rodríguez
19Suárez
23Musso
Chile
1Arias
17MedelBooked at 37mins
18JaraSubstituted forMaripánat 50'minutes
5Díaz
13PulgarBooked at 45mins
4Isla
20AránguizSubstituted forCastilloat 83'minutes
8VidalBooked at 26mins
15BeausejourBooked at 16mins
11Vargas
7SánchezSubstituted forFernandesat 17'minutes
Substitutes[hhmc]
2Lichnovsky
3Maripán
6Fuenzalida
9Castillo
10Valdés
12Cortés
14Pavez
16Hernández
19Fernandes
21Opazo
22Sagal
23Urra
Referee:
Mario Diaz de Vivar
Attendance:
44,269
Match Stats
Home TeamArgentinaAway TeamChile
Possession
Home39%
Away61%
Shots
Home15
Away4
Shots on Target
Home6
Away3
Corners
Home4
Away1
Fouls
Home21
Away18
Live Text
Posted at
Match ends, Argentina 2, Chile 1.
Full Time
Posted at 90'+7'
Second Half ends, Argentina 2, Chile 1.
Posted at 90'+6'
Arturo Vidal (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+6'
Foul by Matías Suárez (Argentina).
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Arturo Vidal (Chile).
Posted at 90'+5'
Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+4'
Paulo Díaz (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Matías Suárez (Argentina).
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
Booking
Posted at 90'+3'
Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 90'+3'
Mauricio Isla (Chile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 90'+3'
Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
Posted at 90'
Offside, Chile. Guillermo Maripán tries a through ball, but Junior Fernandes is caught offside.
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