Lionel Messi hardly appreciated Manuel Ugarte’s attitude towards his teammate Rodrigo de Paul during the clash between Argentina and Uruguay.
Lionel Messi had a bad evening on Thursday at the Monumental Stadium. Firstly because of the defeat conceded by his team against Uruguay. While they had won all their matches since their coronation at the World Cup in Qatar, even achieving seven successes without conceding a single goal, Lionel Scaloni’s men in fact lost 2-0 against their neighbors, who ‘had won the most in Argentina for 36 years.
“It was a difficult match. They played with great intensity. We never felt comfortable and we could never find a way to have long possessions. It’s a very physical team,” he confided after the meeting.
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As is often the case, the clash between the two rivals was particularly heated. This is evidenced by the clash between Manuel Ugarte and Rodrigo de Paul. Often presented as Lionel Messi’s bodyguard, the Argentine midfielder actually saw the PSG player throw him “Messi sucker” by matching action with words. An attitude that did not please the recent Ballon d’Or. “It’s normal for these kinds of matches, the qualifiers… Against Uruguay, it’s always like that. I prefer not to say what I think, confided the former Barcelona player, adding: “Young people must learn to respect elders. This classic has always been intense, hard, but always with a lot of respect. They have to learn a little.”
