(VIDEO) Not happy, Lionel Messi's reaction to the harsh tackle he received from Ronald Araujo

Argentina and Uruguay meet in a very complicated match in La Bombonera. Lionel Messi once again started with the South American team and established himself in a key way in a match where Argentina is not having a good time at all. At the end of the first half, Ronald Araujo scored the first goal of the game after a good team play, and an important steal by the visiting team. However, prior to the goal, an image between Messi and Araujo went viral on social media.

The match between Argentina and Uruguay is always extremely physical. The Argentine team was positioned correctly in its stadium. However, the team led by Marcelo Bielsa did not show up at La Bombonera to give themselves away, and therefore an extremely physical encounter was witnessed, where even Lionel Messi received a blow from his former teammate, Ronald Araujo, something that the player did not like at all. 10 from Argentina.

In a play by Lionel Messi, Ronald Araujo wanted to prevent the player from escaping him and had to foul him. However, there was a bit of excessive force, and Araujo ended up throwing Messi to the ground. The footballer reacted with a challenging gesture, implying that in the next play Messi will go with the same aggression with which Ronald Araujo marked him.

There is a fight between Messi and Caseres

Around the 20th minute of the first half, Maximiliano Araujo and Cristian 'Cuti' Romero began to warm things up, which sparked pushing and shoving on the field. Lionel Messi tried to separate, but América's central defender, Sebastián Cáceres, also interfered and had words with the albiceleste '10'. Mathías Olivera, Napoli full-back, also had words with Rodrigo de Paul; However, despite the pushing, the central referee did not caution any player. A match that is being played and every ball is fought to the limit.