Argentina captain Lionel Messi commented on the riots that happened before the match between Brazil and Argentina, as well as the team's decision to go back to the locker room.
It was bad because we saw how they were beating people ... The police, as it already happened in the Libertadores final, were once again repressing the people with night sticks, there were players who had families over there. We went to the locker room because it was the best way to calm everything down, it could have ended in tragedy.
Messi
Recall that the start of the match was delayed due to a fight of fans in the stadium. The national team of Argentina left the field and went to the locker room, and the players of the Brazilian national team stayed in the central circle.
Half an hour later, the match organizers managed to resolve the conflict, and the Argentine team returned to the field to start the match.
The meeting held at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro ended with a 1:0 victory for Argentina. The only goal of the winners was scored by Nicolas Otamendi.
Argentina is in first place in the group with 15 points. Brazil is on the sixth line, having earned seven points.
Earlier, the Brazilian national team suffered their first home defeat in World Cup qualifying since 1954, and the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation Ednaldo Rodrigues suggested that Carlo Ancelotti will lead the Brazilian national team at the America's Cup in 2024.