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Watch: Higuain scores his 1st goal at Copa America Centenario

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All Gonzalo Higuain needed was an imperious pass from Lionel Messi.

On Saturday, only eight minutes into the Argentina's fixture against Venezuela in the Copa America Centenario's quarter-finals, Higuain finally scored his first goal of the tournament, tucking a phenomenal pass from Messi under Daniel Hernandez to give La Albiceleste a 1-0 lead.

The finish marked Higuain's 28th international goal and his fourth at the Copa America.

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