Updated:14/10/2020 11:24h
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Selection of Argentina beat Bolivia on Tuesday (1-2) thanks to a goal by Joaquín Correa ten minutes from the end, with a remarkable performance by Leo messi and with the indispensable contribution of Lautaro Martínez, author of the first goal and architect of the second. However, the image that is going around the world today, beyond the victory of the albiceleste, is that of Messi and his brawl with the Bolivian footballers.
Once the referee signaled the end of the match, the players of both teams staged a spectacular brawl, led by Marcelo Martins for the Bolivian side and Lionel Messi for the Argentine team.
The Bolivian striker He reminded Messi of the 6-1 of 2009 with a «Boludo! They ate six! “ And that’s when the anger of the Barcelona footballer began, but it got worse when a message came to him from Lucas Nava, Argentine physical trainer for the local team.
«Your mother’s shell, peeled. What’s wrong with you, pelado? Why are you making a mess, boludo? You do not have to come to screw me », could be identified the answer of Messi, beside himself during the incident.
The crossing of reproaches and insults ended with a card for each one.
SPORTS / IN THE FINAL
” What’s wrong with you Pelado? ” Messi crossed paths with a Bolivian player pic.twitter.com/TdhHx3jgov
– + Contenidos.Net (@ContenidosN) October 13, 2020
Lionel Scaloni’s team already has six points out of six possible and commands with an unusual authority in recent years, in the qualifying round for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Argentine team had to suffer, as always in the Bolivian capital, and overcame the difficulty of playing at more than 3,600 meters high with strength. Physical wear and tear was in the background.
Bolivia struck first with a goal from Marcelo Moreno, in the middle of the first act, but Argentina knew how to not lose patience due to the lack of air and the tremendous slowness with which the ball ran across the grass of Hernando Siles Reyes. On the edge of the break, with some luck, the albiceleste found the tie in a bad clearance by the locals.
Lautaro jumped to block his opponent’s shot with such luck that he ended up kissing the nets to the surprise of the local goalkeeper. The embrace of the Inter forward with his coach was a good example of the great communion that Scaloni is achieving with his group. This game also served for that in Argentina, to consolidate the team.
Palacios was at a high level and Correa claimed all the attention in the 80th minute by scoring with a sensational left foot after a pass from Lautaro, who lives in a state of grace. In the first half, in addition to the goal, he crashed the leather on the crossbar on another great occasion for the Albiceleste team.
For their part, the Bolivians protested a possible offside in the 1-2, but the VAR validated both Correa and Argentina knew how to hold on to take three gold points in a stadium where he had not won for 15 years. Messi, who played all 90 minutes, also had a great second half.
Neymar’s triplet with Brazil
On the other hand, in the National Stadium of Lima they saw the faces Peru and Brazil, in a reissue of the last final of the Copa América and in which the ‘canarinha’ also won by 2-4 and a triplet of Neymar, who with 64 goals surpassed Ronaldo Nazario (62) in the table of top scorers and who now only has Pelé ahead (74).
The five-time world champion did not have a simple game, who had to balance up to two times the advantage that Ricardo Gareca’s team enjoyed on the scoreboard. The first was shortly after the start of the game thanks to a goal from André Carillo, who scored his third goal in two games after the double against Paraguay, although Neymar tied before half an hour with a disputed penalty.
However, the home team, which has never beaten Brazil in the South American Qualifiers, did not lose face to the match and continued to look for its options. His insistence found its reward in the second half when a shot from Celtic Renato Tapia was deflected by Rodrigo Caio and made it 2-1.
The goal, on the other hand, made Peru more conservative and that favored Brazil. Richarlison, one of the standouts, drew fast and later, the referee signaled a new maximum penalty, also much disputed about Neymar, which he scored to turn the score around.
After intervening on two occasions in favor of the visitors, the VAR did it once more to warn the referee of Zambrano’s aggression and with 10, the Franjirrojo team no longer had any options and received the sentence from the ’10’. Casemiro, Coutinho and Lodi started, and Rodrygo did not play for a minute.
Luis Suárez’s double is not enough
Also, in another scenario where altitude plays a key role like Quito, Uruguay could not get out of their duel against Ecuador and fell by a resounding 4-2 to fit his first defeat in these South American Qualifiers after having debuted with the controversial victory against Chile 2-1.
The Ecuadorian team, which had just lost to Argentina, showed its strength at home and barely gave options to the two-time world champion where Fede Valverde, Luis Suárez, Maxi Gómez and Ronald Araujo started.
The young Moisés Caicedo opened the scoring before the quarter of an hour and just before the break and after the restart, Michel Estrada signed a double that sank Óscar Washington Tabárez’s men. Another young man like Gonzalo Plata closed the win and Luis Suárez, with a penalty double, made up her.
Falcao, star of Colombia
The duel between Chile and Colombia It also attracted a lot of attention and ended with a two-goal draw thanks to a goal from Radamel Falcao in 90. Before, the ‘coffee’ team had advanced through Jefferson Lerma and the ‘Roja’ had come back before the break through by Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sánchez.
Finally, Paraguay also took the victory away by beating Venezuela 0-1, where the Granada player Yangel Herrera missed a penalty shortly into the game. In the final stage, Gastón Giménez decided for the ‘Toto’ Berizzo.
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