Lionel Messi exploded in the middle of the penalty shootout between Argentina and Colombia. More specifically, whendra Martínez saved Yerry Mina from the penalty. And the situation became viral, in the Colombian media and throughout the world: “In the charges from the twelve steps, one of the most striking images left by the party would remain when LIonel Messi, out of control, celebrated each and every one of the charges that the Albiceleste hit“, you can read in the newspaper El Espectador. The popular Telemundo also dedicates a report to the confrontation between Messi and the defender, former teammates in Barcelona. And the Spanish media do the same. But, where does the anger of the 10 Argentine with the coffee defender?
First, everything has to do with the leadership role that Messi assumed in the National Team in recent times. Second, there you can see a kind of vendetta for what happened after the elimination of Colombia to the Uruguayan team, where his friend Luis Suárez plays. Third, Leo played most of the game with his ankle bleeding, like Diego in Italy 90, a product of coffee abuse.
What do Suárez and Uruguay have to do with it? Is that, the central of the English Everton got out of hand in the celebration of his conversion in the quarter-final penalty shootout and left Uruguay very hot, with Luis Suárez at the head. That was why, before kicking, Drawings Martínez yelled at him: “You like to dance, you “. And, it is seen that the situation reached the ears of Messi, closely related to 9 Charrúa, and that he met Mina from his time at Barcelona in the 2017 season.
For this reason, in the definition for penalties between Argentina and Colombia, whendra Martínez saved the penalty against the defender who measures one meter ninety-five, Messi unloaded with everything: “Go ahead, dance now. Go ahead, dance now, dance! “the captain of the Argentine National Team shouted furiously. And the situation is striking because Leo was never seen that way.
But it did not stop there. Just as it was seen that, after going to the final of the Copa América, Messi communicated with his wife (Antonela) and his children (Thiago, Mateo and Ciro) from the dressing room, a few hours later, he took his mobile and stopped following Mina on her social media.
You can see that Messi was accumulating anger, not only because of what his friend Luis Suárez lived through, but because of the kick he ate in the game by Frank Fabbra that left his ankle bleeding. That is why the reaction and why the celebration that many analyzed as excessive.
With his revenge consummated, now Messi must focus on what really matters: next Saturday’s final between Argentina and Brazil. After what was experienced in the Copa América 2019 and in the lost finals (the 2014 World Cup and the two in the following cups, both against Chile), that would be a great rematch. And an expected download. Hopefully, and there Leo will be able to scream again.