Lionel Messi could miss the first Argentina match of the Copa America after lawyers changed the date of the tax fraud case from May 31 to June 7, according to El Mundo.

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Messi has been called to testify at the trial and he is expected to appear on at least one of the four days it is likely to spread across.

Argentina's first game is agianst Chile on June 6. Both Messi and his father, Jorge, have been charged with three counts of tax fraud.

The pair are accused of defrauding Spain's tax office of 4.1 million euros in unpaid taxes from 2007-09.