Messi revealed why they decided to play despite Argentinian fans being hit by Brazilian police

After the fight between the Argentine and Brazilian fans, where there were quite a few injured, it seems that the least important thing is soccer. Today, Argentina achieved a feat by beating the Brazilian national team at the Maracaná stadium, who had never lost a game playing at home in their country, in World Cup qualifiers.

These were the words of Lionel Messi after the match: “Tonight we made history but it is important to say that it will be marked once again by the repression of the Brazilians against the Argentines. It cannot be accepted. It's crazy. He had to stop immediately.

We saw how the police were hitting people also with some of our families here — it also happened in the final Libertadores. They are more focused on that than on playing the game. We are a family. “We decided to play to make the situation more calm.”

Messi got injured:

Despite the euphoria of the victory, the victory had a bittersweet taste due to Lionel Messi's injury. The captain suffered discomfort in his right adductor in the first half, received massages in the area before and during the break, but ended up leaving his place, and the captain's ribbon, to Ángel Di María in the second half, when the game was already over. advantage for the world champions.