In response to Lionel Messi’s viral locker room celebration following Argentina’s victory over Mexico in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022, which is taking place in Qatar, Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez issued violent threats to the famous football player.
Argentina defeated Mexico 2-0 in a key match with two goals from Messi and Enzo Fernandez. With the victory, Argentina’s World Cup campaign got underway after they lost their opening game to Saudi Arabia.
Messi was seen yelling and dancing while shirtless in the video
Argentina players were seen celebrating in the locker room after their encounter against Mexico, and a video of the same quickly gained popularity on social media.
“Have you seen Messi sweeping the floor with our shirt and flag,” Alvarez tweeted on Monday. The boxing champion advised Messi to pray to God so he is not found, in another tweet. Two fist emojis, a furious red face, a flame, and other angry emojis were included in Alvarez’s second tweet.
The boxer continued, saying: “He must respect Mexico in the same way that I respect Argentina! I’m only referring to the bulls**t that Messi committed, not the nation as a whole.” Messi was seen yelling and dancing while shirtless in the video. The 35-year-old forward was also seen in the video presumably stroking a Mexican shirt with his foot.
Given that Argentina’s captain Messi and his opponent from Mexico appeared to have switched shirts, the jersey could have belonged to Andres Guardado. Messi had “insulted” Mexico, in Alvarez’s opinion.
“After a game, the sweat causes the jerseys to continually be on the ground”
However, a number of supporters of Messi came out in his defense, pointing out that neither the Mexican flag nor Messi was visible in the dressing room video.
Sergio “Kun” Aguero, a striker for Manchester City and former Argentina, joined the discussion. In his Twitter retort to Alvarez, Aguero stated: “Don’t search for problems or excuses, Mr Canelo; you probably don’t understand football or what occurs in the locker room. After a game, the sweat causes the jerseys to continually be on the ground.”
Cesc Fabregas, a legendary player in Spanish football, added his voice to the discussion by saying, “You neither know the person nor do you understand how a locker room works or what happens after a game.” An old Barcelona teammate of Messi said: “Even the t-shirts we wear personally are placed on the floor and later washed. And more so after a significant victory.”