The world Cup qualifying match between Brazil And Argentina might not take place on Tuesday night, as the Argentine team returned to the locker room at the start of the disturbance.
Just a minute after the national anthems rang out at the legendary Maracana Stadium In Rio de Janeiropart of the public found themselves in the middle of a group of police repressing certain rioters, wearing Albiceleste and Verdeamarelhas jerseys.
Immediately, players and coaches from both teams chose sides. While the Argentine The players approached the stands, calling on their supporters to remain calm, the verdeamarelha the players chose to stay away from the problem.
Lionel Messi rallied the members of the albiceleste to leave the field, and everyone followed the captain to the locker room while Fernando Dinizthe coach of verdeamarelhadecided to keep all its players on the field.
Far from calming down, the problem in the stands has intensified and spread to a wider sector.
Law enforcement, in a seemingly chaotic and unsuccessful security operation, held firm, resorting to violence And repressionaffecting both Brazilian And Argentine Fans.
Dibu Martínez confronts the police
THE South American clash between Brazil And Argentina The national teams were, by far, the most anticipated match in the world of football, but now beyond what Lionel Messi or any player of the “Canarinhas” done on the ground, the subject of conversations will be what happened in the stands, after the confrontation between Argentinian fans and the Rio de Janeiro Police.
In response to these events, the world champion players rushed to the stands to help their compatriots and prevent the violence from spreading.
The most involved of all was Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinezthe controversial goalkeeper Aston Villa in the English Premier League.
THE Golden Glove winner in the end Qatar World Cup 2022 was captured in several videos on social media attempting to get into the Maracana stands up and takes a baton from one of the police officers who were repressing the Albiceleste supporters.
He was unsuccessful and was quickly separated from the confrontation that could have led to a real tragedy.
Following this, led by Argentina captain Lionel Messithe team, under the direction of Lionel Scalonicollectively left the playing field towards the locker rooms.
It was thought that this would mean the end of the match, which would be suspended.
However, to everyone’s surprise, the world champions returned to the sacred ground to start the meeting with a 27 minutes late.
Where do Brazil and Argentina stand in the CONMEBOL qualifiers?
Brazil entered the match in a slump of results, placing fifth in the CONMEBOL Qualifications for the 2026 World Cup with 7 points.
In the meantime, Argentina was the leader of the competition with 12 points before the ball rolls Maracana Stadium.
