Argentinian football players Lionel Messi and Rodrigo de Paul had a fight with Brazilian national team player Rodrigo because Messi, as the captain, took his team to the stands due to a fight that broke out in the stadium before their match in the qualifying round. Stage of the 2026 World Cup. This was reported by Pasta de Campeon.
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. Following his return, a conflict broke out between Messi and Rodrigo.
During the altercation, Messi gently grabbed the Brazilian from behind by the neck. One of the statements made by the Argentinian striker was: “If we are world champions, then why are we angry?” The publication noted that speaking in Spanish, Messi used the slang expression cagones, which is the same root as the verb cagar (“to defecate”). One of the meanings of the word Cagón is “a cowardly or extremely frightened person.”
The match ended with the victory of the Argentine national team with a score of 1:0.
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