Time is not going well for Lionel Messi. Be it international football or club football, Messi is not seeing success anywhere for the last 1 month. In the meantime, he has given birth to a new discussion by ruling a Brazilian referee. Argentina's world-winning footballer will not be surprised if he is punished.
Argentina played against Paraguay in the World Cup qualifying match yesterday morning at the Del Chaco Stadium in Asuncion. In that match, when Paraguayan defender Omar Aldere was not booked for a serious foul, Messi was seen pointing his finger at Brazilian referee Anderson Daranco. After the incident, what the world-winning football player of Argentina said after ruling the referee, is known in a portal called 'SBS Sport' in Australia. Messi said to Daranko that day, 'You are a coward. I don't like you.' On the other hand, a portal called Diario Ace reported last night that Messi may also be punished.
FIFA law also states that players can be penalized for using language, bad gestures, bad behavior on the field. Messi questioned his decision to call Daranko a coward. However, it is not clear how the Argentinian footballer can be punished. Earlier in September this year, Major League Soccer (MLS) New England Revolution head coach Caleb Porter was banned for one match. Besides, he was fined 20 thousand dollars (Tk 23 lakh 96 thousand). Porter also lashed out at the referee.
The day after Darango's trouble with Messi started in the 33rd minute. Paraguay defender Alderete was shown a yellow card after the first round of fouls. However, without learning from the mistake in Aldere, he fouled again after a while. Messi was the victim of his second foul (at Alderre). A second yellow card at Alderree was followed by two yellow cards and sent off. But that didn't happen. The survivor scored the match-winning goal in the 47th minute at Aldere. Paraguay beat Argentina 2-1.
