Is he leaving? : in Argentina they declassify the tense situation that occurred between Messi and Scaloni after the victory against Brazil

The last disputed date of the Qualifiers continues to make news in Argentina. The Albiceleste team closed the year in the best sporting way. During their visit to the Maracaná stadium, the trans-Andean team managed to stay at the top of the standings after beating Brazil 0-1, a team that lost for the first time at home in the qualifiers.

Of course, after the duel there was a series of situations in which the coach is the protagonist. Lionel Scaloni And Lionel Messi . The Transandean coach highlighted during the press conference after the duel against Verdeamarela a possible deviation from the technical direction.

“I have a lot to think about right now. These players gave a lot to me, they gave a lot to all the technical staff and I need to think. I have to think a lot about what I’m going to do », he commented after the feat.

“It’s not goodbye or much, but I have to think, because the bar is very high and it’s hard to keep going and it’s hard to keep winning and these guys are making it hard. It’s time to think about this time. I will tell the president, I will tell the players later, because this national team needs a coach who has all the energy possible and who is doing well,” he added.

Additionally, about his players, he said: “I feel immense pride in leading these kids. I’m proud to have a group like this because the bar is very high . The other day we lost and we competed again, that’s what we want and what we ask of them. By competing this way, they know they are a tough team, a group that supports each other. It’s an honor to be able to lead them.

These statements provoked a heated discussion between the coach and Messi, as revealed by trans-Andean journalist Jorge Rial on Radio 10. “That’s how it was. I’ll summarize it for you to leave no doubt. Messi was on the phone. Imagine happiness. They had beaten Brazil on their home field in a very hot match. Suddenly someone wrote to Messi: “Che, during the press conference Scaloni says that he is resigning, that he is leaving, that he has no more energy, that he will be It’s hard to continue.” Neither Messi nor the boys knew anything “.

He added that “Messi was totally surprised. He asked (his source) ‘But stop, do you see him or are they telling you?’, and the person who was talking to Messi told him ‘I see him, he says that’.

“At that moment, Messi saw Scaloni arriving and said to the person he was talking to ‘Now I’m going to talk to you again, I have to go to a meeting with Scaloni who is calling me.’ Good, Messi went there and a minute or two minutes later he was already talking to that person again, because the conversation with Scaloni lasted 32 seconds. Yes, 32 seconds », remarked the journalist.

Then he went further: “Messi already knew what Scaloni said because they told him. This person told him. I can tell you that the one who cut him off and left was Messi. “.

“There are football codes which are strictly respected. Always, in all circumstances. And if it bothers a player to discover things through journalism, imagine Messi,” he added.

Finally, he declared that “Imagine what Messi was like. He didn’t like what happened at all. And there were already tensions (with Scaloni) because the players had decided themselves to leave the field first and play later. “.