10/14/2020 11:52 AM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 10/14/2020 12:34 PM
The images of the fight between Lionel Messi and the Bolivian coaching staff toured the world because of the curiosity of the situation.
Leo, who had already had some verbal dispute in past crosses, returned to discuss with members of the rival selected team once the match was over, with the 2-1 sealed in favor of Albiceleste.
But there was another protagonist who was the main culprit of this mess: Marcelo Moreno Martins.
The striker who plays with Cruzeiro, the Serie B Brazilian Tournament, and is the second highest historical scorer of the Bolivian team.
The experienced striker was very angry after the referee blew the final whistle.
Taken out, the Cruzeiro man wanted to go fight with everyone, although his teammates took him hard and separated him from the place.
Even so, the Green player insulted the air a lot and
made fun of those led by Scaloni how he could.
Shit dead! ",
The 33-year-old striker exclaimed first. And it was for more:
" They ate six! "
, The second historical gunner of the Bolivian national team recalled angrily. What is unknown is
what was what it aroused the ire of the author of the only goal of Bolivia, beyond the fever of defeat.
It didn't help.
Marcelo Moreno Martins, from Bolivia, celebrates his goal against Argentina at Hernando Siles, from La Paz (Bolivia).
EFE / Juan Karita
What is clear is that Martins does not like the Argentine team very much and whenever he can
he throws a stick at him
: a few hours before the game, he expressed himself about his desire to score goals for Argentina and once again remembered his past goals against the selection, in a note with the Bolivian Football Federation website.
#OJOALDATO - Marcelo Martins 🇧🇴 is, as of today, the rival that has scored the most goals (5) for Argentina in ALL the history of the World Cup Qualifiers:
5 Marcelo Martins 🇧🇴
4 Joaquín Botero 🇧🇴
3 Ronaldo 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/jediHA5sFB
- MisterChip (Alexis) (@ 2010MisterChip) October 13, 2020
According to a piece of information revealed by the statistical expert Mr. Chip, Martins is the footballer who has scored the most against Argentina in the history of the qualifying rounds: there
were 5 goals.
Messi, for his part, was angry with a member of the rival coaching staff and also insulted him.
These two outbursts cost each a yellow card.
Fortunately, it did not happen to adults and
each one went their own way without having a major altercation.
Although Messi's reaction is spinning around the world and it was even turned into a meme.
More than 11 years have passed since that 6-1 with Bolivia in La Paz, although the inhabitants of the neighboring country remember it as if it had been yesterday,
since it is one of the greatest feats in their history.
Of course, they not only beat one of the strongest teams in the world, but they did it
by a landslide and against the two best players in history: Leo Messi and Diego Maradona
, at that time DT of the National Team.
For this reason, the rude insult of his historic scorer against the Argentines still resounds, making him a very bad loser ...
JCH.