Argentina showed their class in a titanic battle as they managed a 1-0 win over Brazil. This win was also for the fans of the team that suffered injuries from police brutality. After the match, star player Rodrigo de Paul also fired back against the trouble by Brazilian law enforcement.
Emiliano Martinez, De Paul, and others ensured Brazil did not dominate them off the pitch after the incident. A win like this against your rivals in a desperate situation will send a powerful message.
Rodrigo De Paul sends a powerful message to the Brazilian police after the game
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Argentina handed Brazil their first defeat at home in the World Cup qualifiers. Unfortunately, this was not the headline for the match. The Brazilian police had a brawl with the Argentina fans in the stadium. It happened before the match. Moreover, it also forced the team to return to their dressing room in protest.
They eventually played the contest after the situation cooled. However, this did not stop the Argentinian players from speaking against police brutality. Rodrigo De Paul expressed, “We are the best national team in the world. We speak on the field, we have the big b***s. I showed today once again that I’m leaving everything for this shirt. We made history”.
Lionel Messi also sent out a powerful message against police brutality. It will be interesting to see whether the Brazilian authorities take any action against its own force.
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Rodrigo De Paul: “We are the best national team in the world. We speak on the field, we have the big balls. I showed today once again that I’m leaving everything for this shirt. We made history”. pic.twitter.com/WqQ2YQXHfX
— Leo Messi 🔟 Fan Club (@WeAreMessi) November 22, 2023
Lionel Messi speaks out against the Brazilian Police!
When the brutality against the Argentina fans was happening, the players also involved themselves to control the situation. Brazilian star Marquinhos also requested his police on why they resorted to violence. It does not send a wonderful message to the soccer community. After the match, Argentina’s national team captain, Lionel Messi, criticized the Brazilian cops for failing to control the crowd and thrashing the fans in the away stands.
Messi said, “We saw how they were hitting the people. It already happened in the Libertadores final. They were more focused on that than on the game. We went to the locker room because it was the best way to calm everything down. A tragedy could have happened.”
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Argentina will surely be very happy with the two things. One thing is the win and the other thing is their timely boycott of the match immediately controlled the situation. But, Brazilian authorities need to find a solution to avoid problems like this in the future.
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