Messi condemns police for beating fans at 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Brazil
Argentina captain Lionel Messi criticized the actions of the police during a fight between fans at the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Brazil. His words are quoted by AS.
“The players’ relatives were in the stands, we were worried. The importance of the game was secondary, and we went to the locker room to let everything calm down,” the footballer shared. Messi condemned the police for beating fans and noted that this is not the first time that “repression against the people” has been used in Brazil.
On the night of November 22, before the start of the Argentina national team’s match against Brazil (1:0), a mass brawl occurred in the stands. While separating her, the police used batons and detained the fans.
During the conflict, Messi led the Argentine team off the field. The meeting started with a delay after the situation in the stands normalized.
Source: Lenta
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