"THIS CAN NOT BE TOLERATED"
Leo Messi raises his voice and charges harshly against the police for their attacks
Lionel Messi has spoken out about the incidents that occurred at the Maracaná during the Brazil-Argentina match in the South American qualifiers, directly pointing out the response of the authorities against the fans.
The Classical sudamericano, between Brazil and Argentina, has remained totally 'marked' by the war that lived in the terracings of the Maracaná, first between fans and in which also it added the police. Instead of detaining the dispute of the presents, gave continuity to the 'disaster' that was living with repression against of the fans of the albiceleste that had displaced until Rio de Janeiro for the party of the eliminatory sudamericanas for the World-wide 2026.
It was an authentic embarrassment and, between other things, Lionel Messi went out to the step to exert of captain and withdrew to his selection of the field while 'calmed' the spirits. The players left to the changing room and the party was near to suspend , although they finished going back to the terrain of game for the dispute of a clash that will be remembered by a lot of things, but no by the football. After the pitazo final, 'The Flea' broke the silence and reviewed all the occurred inside and out of the lawn.
Lionel Messi reviews the 'war' in Maracaná
The captain of the albiceleste, on what is attaining his selection, has commented that "this group follows achieving historical things. Once again. Although this victory is not of the most important that achieve, is something very beautiful win in Brazil, by the strong that is of venue in all the history. We needed it we also after the defeat and the hit with Uruguay".
By his part, on the altercations of the police with the Argentinian fans gathered in Maracaná, Messi condemned that "we saw how were hitting him to the people, as it happened in the final of the Libertadores, again repressing with the sticks. There were players that had families here. One thinks in the family, does not know very what is happening and is more slope of this that to play a party".
Likewise, it stood out that they had abandoned the terrain of game before it began the party "because it was the way that it reassure everything. It could have happened a misfortune. When it calmed , everything decide to go for inside, ask how were the familiar, averiguar a poquito everything. Afterwards we go out to play".
'Dardo' to the Brazilian authorities
Shortly after, through his social networks, Lionel Messi loaded with hardness against of the authorities of Brazil, insisting in that it is a situation that can not be tolerated and that it has to finish once and for all, place puts in risk the life of a lot of people that only want to enjoy of the football: "This team goes on doing history. Big victory in the Maracaná, although it will remain marked by the repression to the Argentinians once again in Brazil. This can not tolerate. It is a madness and has to finish already".
