Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Leo Messi strangulated Mathias Olivera neck during physical assault brawl during Argentina vs Uruguay match.
Lionel Messi was at the center of a feisty battle on Thursday night as Argentina and Uruguay clashed in a World Cup qualifier in Buenos Aires.
In the 20th minute, a heated row broke out between Uruguay defender Mathias Olivera and Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul.
It was only a verbal altercation at this point, but then Argentina captain Messi arrived on the scene to make it physical.
Messi first pushed his right elbow into Olivera’s chest before briefly putting his left hand around the Uruguayan’s neck.
Brazil will host the World Cup champions at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in fifth position, with seven points.
Ecuador, Paraguay and Chile have five points each. Bolivia has three and Peru one.
Uruguay was aggressive from the start against the World Cup champions. Darwin Núnez nearly opened the scoring with a crossed shot in the 10th minute after a mistake by defender Nicolás Otamendi.
For the first time since Argentina’s World Cup title, coach Lionel Scaloni looked jittery as his midfielders struggled to block Uruguay’s wingers.
His players didn’t heed the call and their punishment came in the 42nd minute, when Matias Viña easily stole the ball from Nahuel Molina and gently made a low cross into the penalty box. Ronald Araújo smashed it into the back of the net.
Argentina came close to leveling the scoring on a free kick by Messi and a close-range shot by Otamendi, which forced goalkeeper Sergio Rochet to make a key save near the end of the first half.
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