Recognition, fights, outrage and a free kick that could change history

walk along the middle of the field Lionel Messi. With 15 minutes left in the game, Albiceleste led 0-1. There was no murmur in the stands like there had been so many years ago, before he had the third star embroidered above the shield, and he looked for the ball from further back in midfield.But this move clearly shows It’s costing the Argentinian national team and its captain, Unlocking Uruguay’s tactics in Candy Box.

walk along the middle of the field Lionel Messi. Here’s a preview of the game, AFA President, Claudio Chiqui Tapiaas well as the vice president of the organizer Juan Roman Riquelme They called him to the center circle and presented him with a plaque in recognition of the eighth Ballon d’Or awarded to him a few weeks earlier in Paris. Fireworks shot out from behind the box at Candy Box Stadium, lighting up his face as he walked to the locker room.

Run to the center of the field Lionel Messi. Halfway through the first half, he had already tried to shoot Sergio Lochte’s right post with his left foot, but it did not rebound, but he had to intervene in a skirmish involving 22 protagonists. He came on with his right arm raised to protect his winger Rodrigo De Paul, who was having a verbal altercation with him. Matias Oliveirawith whom he remained “fascinated” for a long time, speaking from a distance.

Break through the center of the field Lionel Messi. It was an improving second half for the Argentinian national team, with La Pulga almost always at the center of the attacking axis trying to gain support from Federico Valverde, but the sticky mark did not leave him alone. He knows how to spread the Uruguayans out on the grass, but there is always cover close to him, which slows down his progress.

He scratched his head and insulted the air Lionel Messi. Because his free kick in the 11th minute of the second half hit the crossbar (it was originally his) Target 66 This way) and can change the panorama. Not just in terms of results, but in his personal game, which faded away after that move and the changes Scaloni proposed. People respected him and cheered for him equally, and he always shot back at the wall.

Lionel Messi doesn’t shut up.Angry at the following gestures Manuel Ugarte to DePaulAt the end of the game, the captain spoke highly of: “I don’t want to speak my mind, they have to learn from the greatest, they have to learn to respect”. And so Flea left, walking across the center of the pitch, angry at the defeat but also clearly determined to stand up for another classic at the Maracana on Tuesday and against Brazil.