{"id":297959,"date":"2023-11-22T06:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297959"},"modified":"2023-11-22T06:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T06:24:22","slug":"messi-exchanges-words-with-brazilian-rodrygo-after-police-fan-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/messi-exchanges-words-with-brazilian-rodrygo-after-police-fan-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi exchanges words with Brazilian Rodrygo after police-fan clash"},"content":{"rendered":"
Argentina’s Lionel Messi and\u00a0Rodrigo De Paul exchanged heated words with Brazil’s Rodrygo after the teams reconvened on the field following the clash between fans and police at the\u00a0Maracana Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The start of the match was delayed by nearly a half hour when fights in the crowd between Brazilian and Argentine fans broke out, needing police to disperse the violence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several fans were seen ripping the seats off stadium chairs and using them as weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Messi ultimately led the Argentinian team off the field at the Maracana until the violence stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s unclear what started the violence in the stands or what was said to start the disagreement between the trio.<\/p>\n
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Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul took exception with something said by Brazil’s Rodrygo<\/p>\n
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The Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry never stops as Rodrygo argues with a club legend in Messi<\/p>\n
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Both the Ballon d’Or winner and teammate De Paul were seen furiously getting into Rodrygo’s face.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the original trio came together, several other players from both teams joined in to make sure the conversation didn’t escalate further with Messi seen wrapping a hand around the back his opponent’s neck before he moved away.<\/p>\n
Rodrygo and Rodrigo De Paul both play for Spanish clubs in the same city, at Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Messi’s move to Inter Miami in Major League Soccer over the summer hasn’t stopped him from being an integral member of the Argentine national team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rivalry matchup was contested as a World Cup qualifier from Rio de Janeiro, with Argentina winning 1-0 on a second-half goal from Nicolas Otamendi.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The game also featured a red card, given to Brazil’s Joelinton less than 10 minutes after he came into the match as a substitute.\u00a0<\/p>\n