Beyond his substitution and the two shots into the woodwork, he too Lionel Messi was involved in a controversy with Antonio Sanabria. The thing is, after their exchange during the match that led to a brief discussion, televised images showed the Paraguayan striker drooling. For 10 (he’s already behind) the spit that didn’t reach the intended destination? Or is it one of the many spits that players usually throw on the grass?
The episode went viral even faster. Messi found this out in the locker room and then declared it in a tone similar to the one he managed to immortalize in the World Cup match against Holland when he immortalized the phrase ‘Go there, idiot’.
Leo said: “The truth is I didn’t see it. They told me in the locker room that one of them spat on me, but I don’t know who it was. I honestly don’t know who this guy is… No I saw him. But I also don’t want to give it importance because if not now it will come out and be talked about everywhere and it will be worse. It will be known… Better to leave it there.” Another Lionel, Scaloni, on this issue barely pointed out: “If he did it, it was wrong…”.
Later, Sanabria appeared on the scene, having played for Barcelona B in the 2013/2014 season and posing with Leo a decade ago. The Paraguayan tried to defuse the topic, but his presentation was not entirely convincing: “Nothing happened. Party stuff, as happens many times. Revolutions are in a thousand. There is no one else”. A Guarani journalist asked him: “Are you spitting on this?” And Sanabria answered: “No. I’m far away. It’s like I’m spitting, but the image is visible behind. But nothing can be seen. It’s not like that . I’m in total denial. Far. Impossible”.
Source: La Verdad
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