▲ Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez is furious with Argentine soccer team captain Lionel Messi (left).
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Allegations have been made that Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), captain of the Argentine soccer team, kicked the jersey of the Mexican national team in a defeat against his country.
However, most foreign media speculated that it would be a simple mistake.
On the 28th, a video was released on social media including Twitter, showing the Argentina national team celebrating victory in the locker room after the match between Argentina and Mexico.
Argentina beat Mexico 2-0 in the second leg of Group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar World Cup group stage held at Lusail Aniconic Stadium in Qatar on the 27th.
The greatest award for Argentina’s victory was Messi, who scored one goal and provided one assist. Messi shook the Mexican net with a sharp mid-range shot in the 19th minute of the second half.
In the 42nd minute of the second half, Messi passed the ball near the left corner of the penalty area, and Enso Fernandez (Benfica) scored a key goal with a right-footed kick.
It was a valuable victory for Argentina, who lost 1-2 to Saudi Arabia on the 22nd, to advance to the round of 16.
After the game, the Argentine national team players all clapped their hands in joy, and some players jumped and jumped to enjoy the victory.
▲ Messi inadvertently touches the Mexico national team uniform while taking off his boots
In the midst of this, Messi was sitting in the locker room and touched the Mexican national team jersey lying on the floor with his foot. Afterwards, he and Messi jumped and cheered along with his teammates.
In the video, famous Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez openly criticized Messi on Twitter.
“Have you seen Messi clean the locker room floor with our jerseys and flags?” Alvarez said in anger.
“Messi better pray to God that I don’t find him,” he added.
Álvarez is the super-middleweight world champion, winning 58 out of 62 professional fights, including the WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF.
Contrary to Alvarez’s claim, however, Messi appears to have inadvertently touched a Mexican jersey lying on the floor while taking off his boots.
The foreign press also said, “It seems that Messi accidentally pushed the Mexican uniform while taking off his soccer boots. When Messi got up and celebrated himself, he had no idea where the uniform was.”
Reporter Shin Jin-ho