Lionel Messi @LMessifanclub #MessiFC @WeAreMessi #leomessi was sad with the conduct of Uruguay’s gamers of their win over Argentina (TyC Sports)Lionel Messi @LMessifanclub #MessiFC @WeAreMessi #leomessi urged Uruguay’s gamers to ‘respect their elders’ after Manuel Ugarte’s lewd gesture to Rodrigo De Paul throughout Argentina’s defeat on Thursday night.
Goals in every half from Ronald Araujo and Darwin Nunez sealed the victory for Uruguay in a fiery World Cup qualifier at La Bombonera.
Messi was concerned in a confrontation in the course of the sport and in the course of the trade, Ugarte directed an unsavoury gesture in the direction of De Paul after he rushed in to defend the Argentina captain.
When requested about Ugarte’s conduct, Messi mentioned after the sport: ‘I choose to not say what I take into consideration some gestures.
‘Young individuals need to study to respect their elders. Argentina – Uruguay was all the time a tricky basic, however with respect, they need to study a bit.’
Messi additionally praised Uruguay for his or her transformation below Marcelo Bielsa, whereas their win on Thursday night places them second within the South American World Cup qualifying desk behind Argentina.
‘You can see Bielsa’s hand on the way in which Uruguay is taking part in,’ Messi mentioned.
‘In all of the nationwide groups or golf equipment, together with Argentina, his fashion was very recognisable. And he has a very good technology of gamers.
Darwin Nunez struck late on to seal Uruguay’s 2-0 win over Argentina (AP)‘They are an intense workforce and it was troublesome for us to play our sport.
‘They have bodily and quick gamers within the midfield. We by no means really feel comfy and we didn’t discover a method to posses the ball for an extended time period.
‘So the sport was performed on a quick tempo and we fall for that fashion, which isn’t the most effective for us.
‘We by no means felt comfy on this match. Uruguay are a bodily workforce, they’ve good teamwork. It is all the time like that towards them.’
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