Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Lionel Messi told Rodrygo ‘Watch his mouth’ from calling Argentinian players ‘cowards’ during heated verbal argument.
Both the Ballon d’Or winner and teammate De Paul were seen furiously getting into Rodrygo’s face.
After the original trio came together, several other players from both teams joined in to make sure the conversation didn’t escalate further with Messi seen wrapping a hand around the back his opponent’s neck before he moved away.
Rodrygo and Rodrigo De Paul both play for Spanish clubs in the same city, at Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid respectively.
Nicolas Otamendi’s second-half goal handed Brazil their first-ever home defeat in World Cup qualification on a night when substitute Joelinton was sent off less than ten minutes after coming into the fray.
Following the game, Lionel Messi launched a scathing attack on the Brazilian police, saying: ‘We saw how [police] were hitting the people, it already happened in the Libertadores final.
Things always get heated when it’s Argentina against Brazil. This time, however, all the limits were crossed.
Argentina have beaten Brazil 1-0. This is the latter’s first-ever home defeat in the World Cup qualifiers.
Argentina initially appeared to be refusing to return to the field for kick-off before CONMEBOL gave them 15 minutes to take the field.
The reigning world champions insisted they would only return to the pitch once order had been restored and did so after spending over 20 minutes in the dressing room.
‘We went to the locker room because it was the best way to calm everything down, a tragedy could have happened,’ Messi explained.
‘We are a family. We decided to play to make situation more calm.’
