The historic victory of the Argentina in view of Brazil in it Maracana Stadium in November of last year at South American Qualifiers was marked by a tense framework that involved a series of incidents by brutal repression from the Police to the Argentine supporters in the stands. Faced with this, the world champions retreated to the locker room as a measure of protest and got into a fight with the young man. Rodrygostar of Scratch.
The Real Madrid footballer crossed paths with Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul. As the hours passed, some details of the talk became known, and now the time came to listen to the skilled winger, who was consulted about this counterpoint in the middle TV closet: “I think everyone saw what happened: They were wanting to leave the field. You know how it is against Argentina, during the game there was going to be a fight and we ended up fighting”.
He then provided more details, but avoided delving into the episode for one reason: “We insult each other. I can’t go into much detail about what I talked about because Real Madrid asked me not to go into that matter too much.”.
In addition, Rodrygo was questioned about whether he considered the possibility of crossing the line again as revenge. America Cupwhere they can be measured only in a final hypothetical: “I don’t believe it. I think the feeling of revenge is bad because you enter the game with anger. One can lose concentration and do things that are not in the plans. We have to continue doing our job and evolving.”
Months ago, a follow-up of the cameras TyC Sports had given greater accuracy about the attacker’s dialogue with Messi and From Paul. The sequence began with Brazil’s number 10 saying “fucking” to the Argentine captain, who grabbed him by the neck and snapped: “You’re a baby, you have to take care of your mouth. Who are the shitheads?”.
Already at the meeting, the discussion continued. “You’re annoying because you only want to talk. No, Leo, no.” Rodrygo exclaimed. Then, the best player in the world rebuked him again, while De Paul received medical attention: “Take care of your mouth, kid”. “We are world champions, shit about what? I’m asking you, come on, come on. I turned around here” he hurried it Leo.
On the other hand, the 23-year-old Brazilian surprised by carrying out an analysis on how the Yellowgreen to the Copa América compared to the winner of the last 2022 World Cup: “We are behind Argentina, they are the world champions, the Copa América champions too, so I think we are still behind them”.
At the local level, he had glowing words for Neymar, who will miss the competition due to a serious injury: “We are counting on him, it is clear. We know that a place in the National Team will be yours for the 2026 World Cup. We try to adapt to create a strong team to help you more and more. The team not only plays for him, but it will be the icing on the cake. He is going to come back very well, he is in the final phase of recovery and we are waiting for him.”
After the confirmation of Dorival Júnior as coach, Rodrygo referred to the truncated chance of having Carlo Ancelottihis manager at Real Madrid, as a driver in Brazil and surprised by revealing an inside joke in the Meringue: “Sometimes, I joked because there was a lot of news coming out… He said: ‘In 2026 we will win the Cup together‘. I really thought he would do it for the national team, but I think his main objective was to stay at Real Madrid.”
“He was getting a little angry with the press because they were only asking him about that and he said he wouldn’t answer any more about it,” he concluded.
Brazil will debut on Monday, June 24 against Costa Rica for the first date of the Group D in the Copa América. On Friday the 28th they will face Paraguay and on Tuesday July 2nd they will close the zone against Colombia. All duels will begin at 10 p.m. (Argentine time).
