Spanish media reports revealed why the captain of the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, entered into a strong fight after the end of his country’s match against its host Bolivia, which was held last Tuesday.
The Catalan newspaper “Sport” reported that the Bolivian striker, Marcelo Martinez, deliberately provoked Messi’s anger after the end of the match between their teams, after he told him: “Do not forget when we beat you with a hexagon here,” so that the Argentine star entered into an altercation with the Bolivian striker, before clashing. Flea “with Lucas Nava, Bolivia’s physical trainer.
The cameras showed Messi, agitated in the face of Nava, uttering obscene words, before the players of the two teams intervened to break the conflict and calm things down.
The Argentina national team suffered a sudden and humiliating loss at the hands of Bolivia in 2009, 6-1, in the qualifying rounds for the 2010 South Africa World Cup, a match in which Messi participated.
But Argentina challenged, in the last game for the second round of the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, difficult circumstances by playing at an altitude of 3600 meters above sea level, and beat its host Bolivia 2-1.
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