Wednesday night saw Argentina beat Bolivia in La Paz, which is always a dangerous place to play in World Cup qualifying, but the match ended with everything but peace between the two nations.
The referee blew the whistle at the end and the two teams got involved in a scuffle, headed by Bolivia's Marcelo Martins and Argentina's Lionel Messi, as well as a number of the Bolivian coaching staff.
Marcelo Martins reminded Messi of the time that he lost 6-1 in La Paz to Bolivia: "Idiot! They conceded six!" Martins said, but that wasn't all. There was more, although the cameras did not catch the message of Lucas Nava, the Argentinian physio working for Bolivia, with whom the Barcelona captain was indignant.
The first thing Messi heard was "Your mother's c**t, baldy," and he responded to the Bolivian coach. "What's wrong with you, baldy? Why are you making such a fuss, idiot? You don't have to come and f**k with me," Messi replied. In the end, everything calmed down and the referee, Diego Haro from Peru, booked Marcelo Martins and also Messi, who seemed to lose his temper.
Far away from the action, Sergio Aguero posted on social media to encourage Messi to fight the 'baldy'. "Slap the baldy, Leo Messi..." the Manchester City striker wrote.
The game itself ended in a 2-1 win for the Albiceleste. Marcelo Martins gave Bolivia a 1-0 lead after 24 minutes, but Argentina then grabbed the last two goals of the game through Lautaro Martinez in the 45th minute and Joaquin Correa in the 79th minute.
This result means that Argentina have now recorded two wins from two to start their qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup, having beaten Ecuador and, now, Bolivia. For Bolivia, however, they have lost their first two games in qualification, having been defeated 5-0 away in Brazil and then 2-1 against the Albiceleste.
Yosbceiln
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Yes I'm a Ronaldo fan but here it was not Messi's fault at all, he got the insult first. and no matter who you are, such an insult needs a hot reply. Then look at Messi walking out with the win 😂
Heet10
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WTF happened to social distancing 🤔😅
Aswattham
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Messi faan waiting for Bolivian players😅😅😅
Marcelo1942
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This is what you get when you are the best, so man players always try to provock Messi so he can say something drastic and the media will pent him red and he get a suspension.
⚽⚽Vunicic⚽⚽
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Bolivia captain was totally wrong for saying they beat Argentina 6-1, yes you beat them but what have you achieved you didn't even qualify for world cup when you beat them, you haven't won at world cup, 1 draw and 6 defeats, only one Copa America you have yet you keep boasting of 6-1, qualify first then you can boast cus the same team you beat 6-1 will always be ahead of you
Leo_Mamun10
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Leo Messi Vs Bolivia: - Created chances more than any player (5) - Completed the most dribbles (7) - Won the most duels (11) - 55 touches - 88% pass success (28/32) - 5 key passes - 5 crosses Goals and Assists don't tell you the full story enjoy him while he lasts 😉
Muhsen_97
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Leo Messi Vs Bolivia: - Created chances more than any player (5) - Completed the most dribbles (7) - Won the most duels (11) - 55 touches - 88% pass success (28/32) - 5 key passes - 5 crosses Goals and Assists don't tell you the full story enjoy him while he lasts 😉
He literally wasn't even in the game dude most of the match he was just walking around and Yu can tell he wasn't in the mood