Messi gave the order and Argentina withdrew from the Maracanã after the dangerous incidents

Lionel Messi He gave the order that The Argentine national team leaves the Maracana stadium after the serious incidents that occurred in the standsin a preview of the classic Vs Brazil By the 6th of South American qualifiers heading to the 2026 World Cup, finally They came back about 20 minutes later. For the match that ended in a historic victory for the world champion 1-0.

While the Verdimarella anthem was being played, a stampede and fistfights began between fans of the two teams It did not take long for the military police to suppress it. The violent atmosphere increased as the minutes passed Even many Argentine sympathizers jumped onto the field to try to avoid the attack.

“Always the same here. We came to live a party and see what this issaid Lautaro Martinez.

Players from both teams jumped over the banners and approached the stands to try to calm things down, but since it was impossible to do so, the Albiceleste captain told his teammates that they had to leave.

With a clear “no” signal directed at the referees, Leo said “we’re leaving” and headed toward the locker room.. The rest followed suit.

Meanwhile, the homeowner remained on the field and coach Fernando Diniz gathered his players to talk. “There were families and children. We wanted to reassure them so that the party would be nice. We hope we can hold it,” Captain Marquinhos said.

The President of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio Tapia, entered the field, spoke with members of Lionel Scaloni’s technical staff and then communicated with the referees.

Finally, after about 20 minutes, the Argentine national team was back in action As soon as they entered, an unfriendly dialogue took place between Messi and Rodrigo de Paul with Rodrigo.

It should be noted that the previous classic qualifying match, held in 2021 in São Paulo, was stopped five minutes into the match by health staff who accused four Albiceleste players of violating coronavirus prevention rules for not adhering to quarantine.

With both teams already qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the match was never completed.