After the overwhelming victory 4-1 against Brazil on Tuesday night (25) in Buenos Aires, Argentine players took the opportunity to mock rivals because of controversial statements made before the match. Messi and even President Javier Milei also spoke.
“Obviously, everything they said in the preparation gave more spice in such a game with this kind of conversation. But we, with humility, did our work and played a great game. We gave them a ball,” said striker Julián Álvarez, author of the first goal of the match.
On the eve of the confrontation, Brazilian striker Raphinha inflamed the opponents’ spirits by stating that he would “bend” in Argentines, both on and off the field, and score a goal in the match held at the Monumental de Núñez, Casa do River Plate. The Barcelona player had quite erased and was widely criticized by fans after the match.
“We are used to always playing on the pitch. We keep doing the same, we show again. We are in a good time and I hope we follow that way. You don’t have to talk before, especially when you can’t show it on the field,” said steering wheel Paredes.
Messi, who was not summoned due to an injury, also manifested himself through publication on social networks.
“Inside, outside, wherever you go to this selection. Always talking to football. Congratulations on the match last night and also for the victory against Uruguay,” wrote the star in Instagram Stories.
Even Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, took the opportunity to take a cone. “Joy has no end,” he wrote in Portuguese on X, former Twitter, at the end of the match. “Thank you very much to the Argentine team for that night with so many joys.”
In an interview with a local radio, Milei also said that he did not remember “having seen a match where we had such a morbid ball against Brazil. Imagine if Messi was there.”
