Lionel Messi, the striker and captain of the Argentina national team, had a fight with rival player Rodrigo during the warm-up before the 2026 World Cup qualifying match with the Brazilian national team. This was reported by “Championship.com”.
The match was supposed to start at 03:30 Moscow time at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). However, due to the tension in the stadium, the starting whistle was postponed and the fans started fighting in the stands. Messi led his team off the field, but half an hour later the Argentinian players returned to the field.
After their return, an argument broke out between Messiah and Rodrigo, the players talked loudly about something.
The starting whistle blew at 04:00 Moscow time. The first half of the match is over, the score has not been opened yet.
After five rounds, Argentina led the tournament with 12 points. Brazil is in fifth place with 7 points.
The Argentines lost to Uruguay with a score of 0:2 in the last round. For Argentina, this defeat was the first since November 22, 2022 – after which Argentine football players lost to Saudi Arabia (1:2) in the first round of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup final tournament. However, the team has not conceded more goals in 14 matches.
Messi before explained Argentina’s first defeat in a year.