Axel Allag, Media365, published on Friday November 15, 2024 at 10:00 p.m.
Lionel Messi really did not appreciate the refereeing of Anderson Daronco during the defeat conceded by Argentina in Paraguay (2-1).
Not all international breaks are the same for Argentina and Lionel Messi. Before the defeat conceded last night against Paraguay at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco (2-1), the Albiceleste had inflicted a correction on Bolivia with a hat-trick from its captain (6-0) but it was a bit more complicated, therefore, against Paraguay, with a 3rd defeat in 11 matches in these qualifications for an Argentina still in the lead with 3 points ahead of a Colombia which could come back to the level in the event of success in Uruguay (1 a.m. French time, at night).
Messi’s cold anger
On the pitch, Lionel Messi had to contain his anger for a few minutes before exploding in front of Brazilian referee Anderson Daronco at the half-time whistle against Paraguay. In the sights of the eight-time Ballon d’Or, the non-expulsion of Omar Alderete, who had a yellow card when he was guilty of a foul on Lionel Messi, neutralized in his offensive rush in the 36th minute . “You’re shitting yourself, I don’t like you,” Messi is said to have said to the referee of the match when returning to the locker room according to Argentine media.
Angry, Lionel Messi did not come down because, in the second half, it was the same Omar Alderete who put Paraguay in front by scoring the winning goal for his selection in the 47th minute. Lionel Scaloni, the Albiceleste coach, did not want to express his thoughts regarding this emerging controversy. “That’s it, we all saw what happened on the pitch. But that has nothing to do with the result. That’s all, I learned a lot from those things. It seems like ‘we find excuses, we want to justify something and people can interpret something else. On Wednesday, Argentina and Messi will try to move forward with the reception of Peru at the Bombonera.
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