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Barca were back in action to finalise their pre-season preparations in the annual Gamper Trophy and Messi shone in a 3-2 win, setting up Luis Suarez for the first with an outrageous overhead assist, before nonchalantly netting a second and then adding another with a fantastic free-kickMessi missed a penalty in the shootout as Argentina lost the final of the Copa America Centenario in June and announced afterwards that he had decided to walk away from international football. "The national team is over for me," he said in the mixed zone after the match. "I tried a lot. It hurts not to be a champion with Argentina and I leave without achieving it. That's it." After the loss, Gerardo Martino stepped down as coach and after a long search, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) named Sao Paulo boss Bauza as his successor.