Lionel Messi and Argentina’s historic 1-0 win against Brazil has come with a mix of praise and criticism. That’s after the Argentinian had his unexpected brawls and arguments with the Brazilian team. It looks like this has not gone down too well with a French soccer veteran. The experienced midfielder did not hesitate to publicly declare his ‘hate’ for the Inter Miami star, calling him a ‘big loser’.
The comments of the French star have certainly started a debate on social media. From the looks of it, the chaotic clash against Brazil has restarted the ‘GOAT’ debate all over again.
Lionel Messi’s clash with Brazil garners brutal comments from a French soccer player
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Argentina concluded the international break with a nail-biting 1-0 win against its arch-rivals. It was a huge win as Brazil lost a home game in a World Cup qualifier for the first time ever. This was also the third loss in a row for them. However, the fiery clash gave rise to a lot of controversies too. And French midfielder Julian Palmieri is furious with Lionel Messi. On X, he wrote, “I hesitated so much for years…between CR7 and Messi”.
“Messi thank you for finally being you since this World Cup a big loser who has a melon triple that of Mbappé…I loved this player so much that now I hate him so much”, as translated by DeepL. It looks like the actions of Lionel Messi in Brazil before and during the match have received some backlash. However, the soccer veteran did not stop protecting his teammates for fear of judgment.
J ai tellement hésité pendant des années…entre CR7 et Messi.Messi merci d être enfin toi depuis cette coupe du monde un gros tocard qui a un melon du triple de celui de Mbappé…J aimais tellement ce joueur que maintenant je le déteste autant.
— 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐢 (@jpalmieri_15) November 22, 2023
Argentina will feel relieved that they were on the winning side at the end of 90 minutes. However, times get tougher for Brazil as they slip further down the points table. Which Lionel Messi moment from the game is getting so much attention? Let’s dive deeper.
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That moment when Lionel Messi lost his cool on a Brazilian star
This match will always be remembered for the brawl that happened between the police and Argentina fans. However, the brawls did not stop on the pitch. One was between La Albiceleste star player Rodrigo De Paul and multiple Brazilian players. Whereas, the 36-year-old Messi also had issues with Brazil star player Rodrygo during the match.
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The Real Madrid youngster called Messi and Co. ‘cowards’. This frustrated the Argentine and the World Cup winner gave it back to him immediately. He said, “We are the world champions, why are we, cowards? Look at your mouth”. What were your thoughts on the game? Let us know in the comments below.
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