Fan throws bottle at Lionel Messi, later player of opposing team apologizes
Lionel Messi is counted among the great players of the world and he single-handedly won the FIFA World Cup 2022 title for Argentina. Then he won the Golden Ball award. Now the world’s best player Messi had to become a victim of the anger of Paraguay’s fans in the FIFA World Cup qualifier match. His team also suffered a crushing defeat by 1-2 against Paraguay.
Water bottle thrown at Messi
In the match, when Lionel Messi tries to take a corner, the Paraguay fans behind shout and a fan throws a water bottle at Messi. Messi bends down in a hurry and the bottle falls away from him. After this, defender Omar Alderete has apologized to Lionel Messi for the behavior of Paraguay fans. He wrote that Lionel Messi, I want to apologize on behalf of my country for the unfortunate incident in which someone threw a bottle at you. You are a role model for millions of people here and around the world. We deeply regret this act.
In the first half, Lionel Messi was seen arguing with the referee over a decision regarding a tackle on Paraguay defender Omar Alderete and in the 32nd minute, Paraguay’s Omar Alderete was given a yellow card. Then when he came back to the ground, Messi fell down while snatching the ball from him and then the referee did not give Alderete a second yellow card. After this, Messi was seen pointing his finger towards the referee.
Argentina could not maintain the good start
Paraguay players performed strongly against Argentina. Antonio Sanabria and Omar Alderete scored for Paraguay. Argentina had taken the lead in the beginning of the match. But she could not maintain this lead. Lautaro MartÃnez scored the only goal for Argentina. Paraguay equalized the match after a short time with the help of Antonio’s goal.
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