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Euros teams playing in the Copa America is the last thing football needs

In a summer featuring both the Copa America and the European Championship, it was inevitable that someone would be asked to compare the levels in the two tournaments. That someone turned out to be Lionel Scaloni, Argentina’s Copa America and World Cup-winning manager.“I don’t think it’s more difficult from one competition to another,” Scaloni opined. “There are some important teams that have advanced to the semi-finals of the Euros, teams that we faced in the World Cup, and it went well for us. Lionel Scaloni (Omar Vega/Getty Images)“But that doesn’t mean that we could go to the European Championship and win it. Or, maybe, yes (Argentina could win it),” he continued. “I think the level is very even. I would like a European team to one day be invited to a Copa America to see what it is like to play in it — and the opposite, as well.”AdvertisementWell, how about it?First, a South American side participating in the European Championship would be extremely unlikely. The difficulty of Europ…