Lisandro Martinez. (Twitter)
The match was held up resulting from the disturbances in the stands of the Rio de Janeiro-based stadium as sections of followers had been seen exchanging blows when Brazil and Argentina had each lined up for his or her respective nationwide anthems.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romando shared Argentine footballer Lisandro Martinez’s Instagram story after the World Cup qualifier drama in Brazil.
Argentina had been scheduled to play their World Cup qualifier towards Brazil at the iconic Marcana Stadium. However, the match noticed an unexpected delay of thirty minutes after the stadium erupted right into a state of chaos resulting from an unpleasant brawl amongst followers in the stands.
Romano shared a screenshot of Martinez’s Instagram Story together with the caption on X. In his story, the Argentine wrote, “It’s a shame to see what Brazilian police are doing! So how can that be possible? How long do we have to see these scenes?! It’s always the same [in Brazil]”.
“It’s a shame to see what Brazilian police are doing! So how can that be possible? How long we have to see these scenes?! It’s always the same [in Brazil]”. 🇦🇷Lisandro Martínez posting about tonight scenes. pic.twitter.com/BqLYn1qWZ9
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 22, 2023
The present world champions Argentina had been set to compete in Brazil based on the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers schedule. The worldwide blockbuster was to be held at Maracana on November 22 at 6 am IST. It was the identical stadium the place Argentina ended their 28-12 months trophy drought by profitable the Copa America on Brazilian soil.
Speaking of the sport, the match was held up resulting from the disturbances in the stands of the Rio de Janeiro-based stadium. When Brazil and Argentina had each lined up for his or her respective nationwide anthems, the digital camera turned in the direction of the stands the place a bit of followers might be seen exchanging blows.
The footballers gave the impression to be in a state of shock after having a look at the disturbing visuals. The scenes worsened when the police obtained concerned as they resorted to batons to manage the crowd. This didn’t go down too properly with Argentine captain Lionel Messi who determined to have just a few phrases with the officers earlier than strolling off the pitch together with his teammates. The Argentine participant re-emerged shortly after as the match started at 6:30 am IST. Despite all the drama, La Albiceleste had been capable of take the win on the evening after Nicolas Otamendi gave his facet the opening purpose in the 63rd minute.
Martinez was seemingly fairly upset with the show amongst followers in Brazil. He wasn’t proud of the remedy of the Argentine followers by the Brazilian authorities throughout the match. Lisandro is at present sidelined from each membership and worldwide soccer resulting from the aggravation of his foot damage that he suffered in April.
Manchester United launched an official assertion in the direction of late September about the participant’s situation. They didn’t point out the precise tenure of his restoration however mentioned that it was seemingly going to be ‘an extended period’. “Everyone at Manchester United sends Lisandro our best wishes and looks forward to him coming back as soon as possible”, wrote their communications division.
