It is believed the mocking was revenge on the Colombian defender for his wild celebration against Luis Suarez's Uruguay in the quarter-finals earlier.
Lionel Messi said that he is 'thrilled than ever' at the prospect of winning an elusive international trophy.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved three penalties in a shootout against Colombia — using some well-timed trash talk against his opponents — to put his team into Saturday's Copa America final against Brazil.
Since January, Messi has scored 33 goals and assisted a further 13 in 36 matches he appeared for Argentina and now-former club Barcelona.
Beat the impressive Ospina and Colombia, and Argentina will take on Brazil in Saturday's decider.
Messi has led Argentina to the semifinals where it plays Colombia on Tuesday at the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia.
Messi scored from a late freekick and earlier laid on two assists as Argentina eventually subdued Ecuador and kept the superstar's dream of winning his first major international title alive.
Messi crafted a beautiful free-kick in the closing minutes to ensure Argentina win 3-0 after assisting both Lautaro Martinez and Rodrigo de Paul goals on the night.
Argentina topped its group with three wins and one draw, and Messi in great shape. The captain scored three goals in the four games while setting a record for most Argentina caps.
Messi was officially no longer a Barcelona player on Thursday, following the expiration of his contract.
In a club career spanning over two decades with the Catalan giants, let's take a look at Lionel Messi top 10 goals with Barcelona.
Looking back, Messi won 35 titles in 17 seasons with Barcelona. He helped the club win the Champions League four times, the Spanish league 10 times, the Copa del Rey 7 times and the Spanish Super Cup 8 times.
More than two-decade-old relationship stands at the edge of separation as Messi yet to agree on a fresh contract with the Catalan giants.
Messi has some of the best statistics so far at the Copa America and hee capped the group stage on Monday with two goals and an assist in Argentina's 4-1 win over Bolivia.
The Barcelona superstar also became Argentina's most capped international player on Monday as this was his 148th appearance for Argentina.
Messi's two goals and one assist helped Argentina ensure top spot in Group A, setting up a quarterfinal against Ecuador on Saturday.
The 34-year-old Messi started the Copa America match against Bolivia at the Arena Pantanal on Monday, marking his 148th appearance for the national team
Record-chasing Lionel Messi doesn't want to rest at the Copa America despite Argentina already having secured its place in the quarterfinals.
As La Pulga turns 34 on Thursday, Messi is nowhere close to extending his two-decade-old Barcelona stay with current contract running out at the end of this month.
The win also put Argentina atop Group A with seven points from three matches; helping them reach the tournament's knockout stages.
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