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The Leader: Messi leads teammates off the pitch after Argentine fans suffered attack

The Leader: Messi leads teammates off the pitch after Argentine fans suffered attack

The match between Brazil and Argentina hauled just before kickoff as Lionel Messi lead his teammates off the pitch in protest of the bad treatment Argentine fans suffered just before kickoff.

In what passes to be the biggest international rivalry in football, Brazil looked set to host Argentina a World Cup qualification game before a severe fight broke out amongst the fans.

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While the brew got heated, scenes of Argentine fans got beaten by the police where seen. This prompted Lionel Messi to lead his teammates back into the dressing room in protest, causing the match to be delayed.

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It took a few minutes for the Argentine squad to return to the pitch and the match kicked off afterwards.

Football writer at AllSoccer. Graduate of Computer Science from Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic. Dreamt of becoming a footballer, find self writing about football.

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