Lionel Messi faced intense criticism from some in the local media after the Albiceleste captain saw his side go down to hosts Chile on penalties in the final, with some going as far as suggesting he take extended leave from the national team.
"I never said that I wasn't going to play any longer with the national team," Messi told ESPN Radio.
"[The media] can't kill me any more than they already have.
The 28-year-old Barcelona star, was included in Martino's squad to face Bolivia and Mexico in the United States next month.
The four-time Ballon d’Or winner has score 46 goals in 103 internationals, leaving him just 10 strikes behind Gabriel Batistuta the Argentina's all-time top goalscorer.
Lionel Messi has claimed an Olympic Gold medal and an Under-20 World Cup title but Argentina are without a major trophy at senior level since Copa America 1993.
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