The Selecba, who took on their old rivals at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium in front of a crowd of nearly 70,000, had a number of chances to open the scoring, but goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, winner of this year's Lev Yashin Award, failed to find the net. They were able to maintain their lead in the 63rd minute when Nicolas Otamendi headed home from an aerial scramble in the corner.
Before the game, fans from both countries booed during the Argentine national anthem, violence erupted in the stands, and there was uproar at the Maracana stadium, where some people were injured by gendarmes trying to quell the violence. Messi approached the stands and asked the crowd to calm down, but when the situation did not improve, he urged his teammates to take him to the dressing room.
The match started about 30 minutes later than scheduled, with Brazil picking up three yellow cards in the first half. The Brazilian fans enthusiastically cheered on their national team and showed hostility towards their arch-rivals, but as the game wore on and the visitors took the lead in the 63rd minute, their discontent turned on the Selecao, branding them "shameless".The team." At the same time, they started Shouting "Ole!" at Argentina's pass. . Brazil still did not give up, but in the 81st minute, substitute Jolington was sent off for violently dismissing Rodrigo De Paulo, who had grabbed his arm and marked him mercilessly, and was outnumbered and forced to rest.
As a result, they have now suffered three straight defeats in qualifying and, as mentioned above, have also slipped down the rankings. The result is historic for Brazil in many ways. First, it was the first time in their history that they had lost at home in a World Cup qualifier.
Prior to this match, they had played a total of 64 home qualifiers, with a record of 51 wins and 13 draws, scoring 173 goals, conceding 29, and failing to score in only five games (goalless draws). In the South American qualifier, Brazil lost 1-0 to Argentina and finished sixth out of 10 countries.
They were unable to break down Emiliano Martinez's stronghold but were able to maintain the lead in the 63rd minute when Nicolas Otamendi won the aerial duel from a corner and headed home. Before the game, fans from both countries booed during the Argentine national anthem, violence erupted in the stands, and there was uproar at the Maracana stadium, where some people were injured by gendarmes trying to quell the violence.
Messi approached the stands and asked the crowd to calm down, but when the situation did not improve, he urged his teammates to take him to the dressing room. The match started about 30 minutes later than scheduled, with Brazil picking up three yellow cards in the first half.
The Brazilian fans enthusiastically cheered on their national team and showed hostility towards their arch-rivals, but as the game wore on and the visitors took the lead in the 63rd minute, their discontent turned on the Selecao, branding them "shameless". The team." At the same time, they started Shouting "Ole!" at Argentina's pass. .
Brazil still did not give up, but in the 81st minute, substitute Jolington was sent off for violently dismissing Rodrigo De Paulo, who had grabbed his arm and marked him mercilessly, and was outnumbered and forced to rest. As a result, they have now suffered three straight defeats in qualifying and, as mentioned above, have also slipped down the rankings.
The result is historic for Brazil in many ways. First, it was the first time in their history that they had lost at home in a World Cup qualifier. Prior to this match, they had played a total of 64 home qualifiers, with a record of 51 wins and 13 draws, scoring 173 goals, conceding 29, and failing to score in only five games (goalless draws).
