Alphonso Davies got historic Lionel Messi Copa America shirt – but he’s not impressed

Lionel Messi has now made the most Copa America appearances and Alphonso Davies was the lucky recipient of his historic shirt.

The Argentina legend starred in their 2-0 win against Canada on Thursday night, assisting Lautaro Martinez for their second goal in the world champions' first game.

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It saw him earn his 183rd international cap but this latest outing in particular saw the 36-year-old make Copa America history.

It was Messi's 35th appearance in the competition, which is more than any other player.

These have come across seven different tournaments and he has now surpassed former Chile goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone for top spot.

Such an achievement is yet another accolade Messi can add to his extensive list of personal highlights, including eight Ballons d'Or.

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And at full-time, Canada star and captain Davies was on hand to successfully swap shirts with the football legend.

Whilst he'll surely be delighted with his gift, he understandably cut a disappointed figure afterwards given his side had fallen to defeat.

It's second time that Davies has swapped shirts with Messi, with the first coming when he faced the then Paris Saint-Germain star for Bayern Munich in the Champions League last year.

The match was Canada's first ever appearance at Copa America after previous years of ineligibility, withdrawing or failing to qualify.

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Whilst they can still advance to the knockout stages, their match against Argentina and Messi will emerged as a tough opening test.

Canada held firm in the first-half but the deadlock was broken in the 49th minute when Julian Alvarez fired in from close-range.

Messi had a glorious chance to double their lead but failed to take it, although he calmly played in Martinez late on to help seal the win.

Argentina return to action on Wednesday when they face Chile, with fellow South American rivals Peru their final Group A opponents.

They have entered the tournament as the reigning champions and should they go all away again, they will claim a record 16th title.