In a hot match that was about to be suspended, the world champion once again showed all his strength in the Maracaná and defeated Brazil.
The Argentina national team is world champion and a world champion cannot be screwed because the reaction can be devastating. Because Brazil wanted to win again and things went wrong again. Even with the violence of the police, who dealt blows to the fans in the preview and thus the match was almost suspended, they could not stop the Albiceleste, who are celebrating again in the Maracaná, again the scene of a painful match. defeat of Scratch, the first in its history as a local in the qualifying tournaments.
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After the scandal, the courage of Lionel Messi to take the team to the dressing room and play only when there were safe conditions for the fans, there was a match played at maximum temperature, in which fouls, strong legs and desperation of a Scratch is light years away from the teams that shone. Apart from some absent figures, Fernando Diniz’s team is a soulless team that took sixty minutes to claim Draw Martínez, who increased when Martinelli had to define the entire goal.
And the Albiceleste knew they had a bullet they couldn’t waste. A surgical corner from Lo Celso, a heavenly header from Nicolás Otamendi and the silence of 70,000 souls turn into the delirium of the 3,000 who were hit, who left the blood in the stands to celebrate as they deserved. Brazil never knew how to respond and the world champions understood how to ensure a victory that will remain in the history books. One more for a selection that truly transcends everything.
Minute by minute Brazil vs. Argentina of the 2026 South American Qualifiers
The live and instant online summary of Brazil vs. Argentina of the 2026 South American Qualifiers
- ARGENTINA’S GOAL! Otamendi jumped higher than anyone else and headed the ball into the corner, making it 1-0
- Draw, always draw as Martinelli prepared to celebrate Brazil’s goal
- De Paul is playing his game and all of Brazil is looking for him
- Argentina returned to the field, Rodrygo wanted to complain and Messi closed his mouth
- A true leader: Messi withdrew the team from the field of play despite what had happened
- The attack on the fans does not stop and the players went to calm the waters
- Scandal: While the anthems were playing in the preview, Brazilian police began to repress the Argentine fans
Source: Goal