Dybala thanks Messi for giving him a lucky ribbon in third place against Chile

Paulo Dybala had Lionel Messi to thank after scoring his first goal for Argentina in the Copa America third-place play-off.

The 25-year-old Juventus star netted Argentina's second goal against Chile in the 22nd minute as they won 2-1, with Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero scoring the opener.

And after netting his first competitive strike for his country, Dybala revealed that receiving Messi's lucky red ribbon worked.

Paulo Dybala thanked Lionel Messi for handing him his lucky red ribbon before the Chile clash

Dybala scored his first competitive goal for Argentina in the narrow 2-1 Copa America victory

'Messi gave me the red ribbon before the game to give me luck and I ended up scoring my first competitive goal for Argentina, so it worked,' Dybala told reporters.