It seems that the altercation that almost developed into a quarrel between the Argentine Lionel Messi and the Brazilian Rodrigo Goes, the Real Madrid player, in the “Samba” and “Tango” confrontations in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, will not extinguish its flames soon. Because the Brazilian’s father added fuel to the fire.
The “Royal Club” striker entered into a heated discussion with Argentines Messi and Rodrigo De Paul before the start of the match, which was delayed by nearly half an hour due to clashes between Argentine fans and the police in the stands.
Yesterday, Thursday, Eric Goes took to his Instagram account to defend his son from the racist online insults he received, in addition to attacking Messi because of his clash with his son.
Eric Joyce posted 3 “stories” on Instagram in which he referred to Messi and another in which he defended Rodrigo from the racist attacks he was receiving.
Very well said. It’s enough to overprotect him. The father of @RodrygoGoes goes on the attack against Messi: “The saint who doesn’t get into trouble with anyone” via @diarioas
— Tomás Roncero (@As_TomasRoncero) November 24, 2023
Eric wrote in the first “story” accompanying the news about the racist attacks his son was receiving, which was illustrated by a photo of the confrontation between Messi and Rodrigo, “Is anyone really surprised?”
In the second “story”, he shot “arrows” directly at the Argentine star. He wrote sarcastically, “The saint who does not get into trouble with anyone” next to a picture of the clash between his son and Messi, and another of Messi, holding the neck of Uruguayan Matías Oliveira in the last match between Argentina and Uruguay.
In the third “story,” Rodrigo’s father defended his son from the racist attacks he received on social media.
The Real Madrid striker described the Argentine national team players as “cowards” after they withdrew to the dressing rooms following clashes between fans and the police, whose treatment of the fans by Messi described as “brutal.”
Rodrigo told Messi and Rodrigo De Paul, “You are cowards for going to the locker room and refusing to play the match.”
Messi responded, “We are world champions. Why are we cowards? Watch your words, and the stadium is the referee,” according to the Argentine “TYC Sport” channel.
Many other players from both teams joined in to make sure the altercation did not turn into a brawl, as Messi was seen putting his hand on Rodrigo’s neck.
HOT WEATHER: Messi and Rodrygo, face to face at the Maracaná before the start of the match. #EliminatoriasEnTyCSports pic.twitter.com/vV3FNGXrnJ
— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) November 22, 2023
The Brazilian international was the victim of racist abuse on social media, two days after his country’s defeat in the “Super Clásico” against Argentina at the famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Racists are always on duty. My social networks were invaded with insults and all kinds of nonsense. It’s there for everyone to see!
If we don’t do what they want, if we don’t behave as they think we should, if we wear something that bothers them, if we don’t lower our standards… pic.twitter.com/JtsPYrQPDT
— Rodrygo Goes (@RodrygoGoes) November 23, 2023
The Spanish Real Madrid striker said in messages posted on his Instagram and
Users specifically attached banana or monkey emojis to the profile of the 22-year-old attacker, who is considering taking legal action, according to the Globo Esporte website, citing what he said.
He continued, “If we don’t do what they want, if we don’t behave the way they think we should, if we wear something that bothers them, if we don’t keep our heads down when they attack us, if we don’t do that, or occupy spaces that they think are theirs, the racists are behaving with their criminal behavior. Unfortunately, We will not stop.”
In the same context, Neymar, the Saudi Al Hilal star and his Real teammate Vinicius Junior, who is also regularly subjected to racist abuse in Spain, expressed their solidarity with the Merengue striker. He wrote in a post on Instagram, “Your revolution makes them uncomfortable. It never stops.”
Neymar and Vinicius Junior missed due to injury in the 0-1 loss to Argentina in the sixth round of the qualifiers.
In turn, the Brazilian Football Confederation condemned in a statement “racist abuse” and affirmed that it “will continue to work tirelessly to ban this disease of racism in football.”
Rodrigo failed to lead his country to victory over Argentina in Rio de Janeiro last Tuesday, causing the Seleção to suffer a historic first loss at home in the World Cup qualifiers.
Savagery at Maracanã #Brazil #argentina pic.twitter.com/Azz8RKE47p
— Igor Rodrigues (@_igorrodrigues) November 22, 2023
In addition, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) confirmed that it had opened disciplinary procedures against the Brazilian and Argentine federations after the crowd disturbance that led to a delay in the start of the match.
The famous stadium fell into chaos, as the players tried in vain to persuade the fans to stop the forms. Messi led his teammates, who headed to the dressing room, and did not return until the violence stopped.
The police responded to the disturbance by using batons, resulting in the injury of several fans.
The International Federation said in its statement, “FIFA confirms that its disciplinary committee has initiated proceedings against the Brazilian and Argentine Football Associations.”
Brazil faces sanctions for “possible violations of Article 17” of FIFA’s disciplinary code, which regulates order and security at matches.
For its part, Argentina, which inflicted the first loss to Brazil at home in a World Cup qualifier ever, faces penalties for “disturbing the fans” and “delaying the start of the match.”
Countries may be subject to financial fines in addition to playing international matches on their soil with partial or complete closure of their stadiums, which are the two most common penalties.
Argentina leads the South American qualifiers standings with 15 points out of 6 matches, while Brazil suffered its third loss in the current qualifiers, and fell to sixth place with 7 points out of a possible 18.
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2023-11-24 22:29:43
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