Two damn posts from a free kick, zero goals scored, and a defeat at the finish… Lionel Messi had a sad Thursday evening with the Argentine selection on the pitch in Paraguay. The eight-time Ballon d’Or even distinguished himself with a bloodbath that went viral during this setback (2-1) counting towards qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in the Amsud zone.
Brazilian referee Anderson Daronco was about to blow the half-time whistle when he was attacked by the Albiceleste star. “You’re shitting yourself, I don’t love you,” the idol of an entire people would have said, according to several Argentine media. An invective launched while pointing at him, with a black look.
Lionel Messi vs Paraguay to the referee in his face:
“You are a CAGON, I don’t like you”
Anyone would think that this is at least yellow or red, right? Well, Messi has free rein to speak however he wants to the referees 😂😂😂
pic.twitter.com/XlbEiSW8iN— MT2 (@madrid_total2) November 15, 2024
“The one who should no longer have been on the field finds himself scoring the decisive goal”
Lionel Messi specifically criticizes the man in the evening for not having distributed a second yellow card, synonymous with expulsion, to defender Omar Alderete for a foul in the 37th minute of play. The latter had just irregularly stopped the Pulga in the middle of the race . The controversy does not end there. It is this same Alderete who will offer victory to his team at the restart (47th).
There was no lack of desire but coach Lionel Scaloni decided not to add more after the game. “I can say a lot of things,” he said. But that doesn’t make sense and would seem like an excuse. I prefer not to say it so that it’s not an excuse and people don’t interpret it that way. That’s it, we all saw what happened on the pitch. But that has nothing to do with the outcome. That’s all, I learned a lot from these things. It seems that we are making excuses, that we want to justify something and that people can interpret something else. Let’s leave it there. »
An instruction that striker Lautaro Martinez clearly did not hear: “The one who should no longer have been on the field finds himself scoring the decisive goal,” he denounced. Argentina, still at the top of the group, will have the opportunity to redeem itself next Tuesday when they host Peru, while Paraguay, currently 6th (16 points), will travel to Bolivia, 8th (12 points). Brazil, which escaped the Venezuelan trap with a tense draw (1-1) while Vinicius missed a penalty, is in third place.