{"id":294728,"date":"2023-11-22T06:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T06:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294728"},"modified":"2023-11-22T06:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T06:24:09","slug":"messi-criticizes-brazilian-police-for-repression-of-argentina-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/messi-criticizes-brazilian-police-for-repression-of-argentina-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi criticizes Brazilian police for &apos;repression&apos; of Argentina fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi lashes out at Brazilian police for the &#8216;repression&#8217; of Argentina fans after mayhem at Maracana before World Cup qualifier: &#8216;A tragedy could have happened&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Argentina and Brazil fans clashed with police &#8211; and each other &#8211; on Tuesday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The curse of our game is abuse of referees, we are not doing enough to stop it. The punishments must be HARSH &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi chastised Brazilian police on Tuesday night after Argentina&#8217;s World Cup qualifying win vs. their old rivals was marred by violence before the game.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the 1-0 Argentina win at the Maracana, a mass brawl broke out in the stands as fans and police clashed in shocking scenes.<\/p>\n<p>After Argentina and Brazil fans started fighting, police began using batons on the brawling fans &#8211; leaving some bloodied as a result.<\/p>\n<p>And while Messi would normally have been thrilled to beat his arch rivals, he was understandably still thinking about the violent scenes after the match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We saw how [police] were hitting the people, it already happened in the Libertadores final,&#8217; he said, referring to the scenes at the Maracana before\u00a0Fluminense&#8217;s win over Boca Juniors this year.\u00a0&#8216;They were more focused on that than on the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/05\/78090055-0-Lionel_Messi_led_the_Argentina_players_off_the_field_with_kickof-a-16_1700629377610.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi led the Argentina players off the field with kickoff delayed due to the violence<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/05\/78091095-0-Some_fans_were_spotted_bleeding_from_their_heads_with_at_least_o-a-15_1700629372929.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Some fans were spotted bleeding from their heads with at least one leaving the stadium<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/05\/78091087-0-Argentina_goalkeeper_Dibu_Martinez_leapt_up_towards_the_stands_a-a-14_1700629371246.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez leapt up towards the stands and tried to grab a baton<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We went to the locker room because it was the best way to calm everything down, a tragedy could have happened.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8216;We are a family. We decided to play to make situation more calm.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Messi also took to Instagram after the game, writing, &#8216;This team continues to make history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Great victory in the Maracana although it will be marked by the repression of the Argentinians once again in Brazil. This can&#8217;t be tolerated it&#8217;s insane and it needs to end now!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Some players from both Brazil and Argentina approached the stands to attempt to calm fans down amid the pre-game melee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, a handful only added fuel to the fire as Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez leapt up towards the stands and appeared to try to grab a baton out of a police officer&#8217;s hand before being torn away from the scene by his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the tumult, Messi ultimately led his Albiceleste teammates back into the locker rooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Argentina told their Brazil rivals they would only return to the pitch after the situation was calm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They eventually returned after 22 minutes in the dressing room, and warmed up for another three minutes before the game was finally started.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz7x22tozSN\/<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni admitted that he&#8217;s pondering his future with the national team.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old has managed Argentina since 2018, and helped lead them to a World Cup triumph last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8216;I need to think a lot about what I want to do,&#8217; he said. &#8216;It&#8217;s not a goodbye or anything else. The bar is very high and it&#8217;s complicated to continue\u2026.this national team needs a coach who has all the possible energy and who is well&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Through six games,\u00a0La Albiceleste are top of South American World Cup qualifying with 15 points, while Brazil are sixth with seven points.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12778377\/Lionel-Messi-lashes-Brazilian-police-Argentina.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi lashes out at Brazilian police for the &#8216;repression&#8217; of Argentina fans after mayhem at Maracana before World Cup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Messi criticizes Brazilian police for &amp;apos;repression&amp;apos; 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