After Argentina’s decisive victory over Brazil, Lionel Messi gave the impression that he was making a dig at Raphinha.
At the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday evening, the two South American powerhouses competed against one another in a qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup.
The victory for Argentina was a resounding 4-1 triumph, which was secured by goals scored by Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, and Giuliano Simeone. One of the players who scored for the away team was Matheus Cunha.
When speaking about Argentina before the match, the Brazilian superstar Raphinha made a comment that could be classified as X-rated.
In his words, “We are going to play against Argentina, which is our most formidable adversary.” Now, thank God, if we don’t have Messi, do you think we’ll be able to defeat them?
Without a shadow of a doubt, we beat them. If we have to, both on and off the pitch of play. That’s a f**k.”
On the other hand, the comments made by the Barcelona player did not hold up well as Brazil’s performance against their most formidable competitors was not very good.
Despite playing the full 90 minutes, Raphinha was unable to make a positive impact on the game.
Immediately following Argentina’s victory over Brazil, Lionel Messi made a dig at Raphinha.
Messi issued a statement following the match in which he voiced his reaction to Argentina’s victory. The statement read, “Inside, outside, wherever it may be with this National Team.” Never failing to communicate through football.
“Congratulations on the great match you played last night and also on the win against Uruguay.”
In the meantime, the manager of Argentina, Lionel Scaloni, has stated that he will forgive Raphinha. He said, “I forgive Raphinha because I know he didn’t do it on purpose, he defends his team, and he didn’t do it on purpose.”
No matter if statements were made or not, we would continue to play our game, and they would continue to play theirs. I forgive him because I am certain that he did not intend to cause anyone to feel offended.
He went on to say, “They are contesting.” Great players, people who are passionate about football and have not yet seen those Brazilian teams, are available to them in the event that they feel they are not performing well. They are going to come back. Despite the fact that I am a supporter of Brazil, I hope that against Argentina.
As a result of their loss, Brazil is currently ranked fourth in the South American standings, behind countries such as Uruguay, Ecuador, and Argentina.
