Lionel Messi praised Argentina after their victory over Brazil last night and said that the world champions always do their “talk through football”.
Messi was absent with an adductor injury, but the men of Lionel Scaloni seemed in his absence and beat Brazil 4-1 in Buenos Aires.
Prior to the kick -off, they heard that they were qualified for the World Cup final in the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer after Bolivia had not defeated the Uruguay.
And it turned out to be an evening of celebration for Argentina, who wanted to respond positively to inflammatory comments from Brazil playmaker Raphinha, who said before the game his side “she would undoubtedly beat. On and next to the field as we have to”.
On Instagram, Messi replied: “On or outside the field, wherever it is with this national team. Always talk via football.
“Congratulations on the great game that you played last night and also with the victory against Uruguay.”
Alvarez and Paredes get stuck in Raphinha
Raphinha’s words clearly annoyed Argentina, whose players responded quickly after the game.
Striker Julian Alvarez said that the X-rated outburst gave him and his teammates, the motivation added.
The man of Atletico Madrid said: “Yes [it did]But otherwise it is a classic, and we would have played it in the same way.
“That added an extra herb to the competition that I think it was superfluous, but we did it great and with humility. We gave them a lesson.”
Roma -midfielder Leandro Paredes added: “We are used to opponents who always spoke on the field. It happened to us in the World Cup, it happened in the qualifications, and it happened again today.
“We continue to do the same, we will continue to do our bit, and today we have shown it again. It is not necessary to talk in advance, it is not necessary to say things like that, especially if you cannot support it on the field.”
Scaloni ‘Pardons’ Raphinha
The only man who was willing to stay for Barcelona star Raphinha was Scaloni, who said: “In the [pre-match] Press conference, I said that I had not been concerned with the comments and they have not visited again since then. I understand the use of a competition of Argentina-Brazil, but we need no comments to increase the intensity. Our performance was not affected by those comments at all; In fact, it was precisely the opposite.
“I am not taking Raphinha because I know it was not intentional. He defends his country, and that is what is important. Whether or not there are comments, we would have approached the match in the same way, and I am sure he was planning to insult anyone.”
Brazil stood on the back foot from the start and the early goal of Alvarez was added to after 12 minutes when Enzo Fernandez tapped the cross of Nahuel Molina.
A mistake by Cristian Romero enabled Matheus Cunha to withdraw one, but the home team quickly restored their benefits of two goals when Alexis Mac Allister blew past Bento.
And a perfect night for Argentina was covered when Giuliano Simeone added a fourth with 19 minutes to go.
“It is difficult for the players to talk,” Captain Marquinhos of Brazil told Grupo Globo. “It is a defeat that hurts a lot.
“We started the game very badly, well under our levels. They played in a very intelligent way and we didn’t know what to do.
“That is not only the coach’s fault, but also the players. It is the fault, but what happened here today cannot happen again.
“We know that the fans will be angry about this defeat and we ask them to have peace of mind. We are going to get our heads and continue to work. We will try to get out of this difficult situation.
“She [Argentina] have been in a difficult situation and came out. “
