Brazil coach Tite told Lionel Messi to show some respect following claims from the Argentina captain that the Copa America had been “fixed” so the hosts would win.
Brazil clinched the Copa by defeating Peru 3-1 at the Maracana on Sunday but Tite felt that his side had been hard done by in some refereeing decisions and said Messi’s words had weighed on the officials.
'[Messi] needs to have more respect and accept when he was beaten,' said Tite, whose side beat Argentina 2-0 in a controversial semi-final.
'We were impacted [by referees] in several games, he puts huge pressure because of his reputation, we played fair against Argentina the whole time'