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          Fixing Argentina's underwhelming Copa America attack

          Lionel Messi and the high-powered Argentina attack have been contained thus far in Copa America play. Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images
          • Adrian Melville, ESPN Insider
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            • Joined ESPN in 2013 as a soccer Insider
            • Worked previously at NBC, Major League Soccer and Opta (UK)
            • Played college soccer at Princeton and professionally for the New England Revolution and Santo Andre, a second-division club in Brazil
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          Jun 18, 2015, 12:25 PM ET

          Argentina has the most talented attacking group in the Copa America tournament. Three of the team's five forwards -- Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez -- scored at least 20 goals in their respective 2014-15 domestic seasons, and they are complemented by attacking midfielders who are capable of unlocking almost any opposing defense.