“We saw the police beating people and our families were in the stands at that time. A similar incident had already happened in the Libertadores Cup final. The players were more worried about what was happening in the stands than at the start of the match. In the end, we still agreed to play in order to make this situation calmer,” Messi said in an interview with TyC Sport.
The start of the match between Brazil and Argentina was delayed by half an hour due to a fight between supporters of the two teams at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The Argentines left the field and threatened to boycott the match. However, after the intervention of CONMEBOL leaders and the organizers’ promise to end the unrest, they decided to organize this match.
Note that the match ended with a victory for the Argentines with a score of 1:0. The only goal midway through the second half was scored by Albiceleste defender Nicolas Otamendi.
Source: Sport
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