The Argentines were teased and jostled by their great Brazilian rivals on Tuesday evening during a high-tension meeting, counting for the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The world champions escaped at the end of the match thanks to their defender Nicolás Otamendi. Very active throughout the match and present in particular in an altercation between Lionel Messi and Rodrygo, De Paul played De Paul. And it was not the final whistle that stopped the Atlético Madrid player. Far from there.
“I’m very happy, we made history again, we are the first to beat Brazil here (in the qualifiers) and we were even more angry about what happened. We are the best national team in the world. We talk on the pitch, we have a big pair of balls. I showed once again today that I will give everything for this jersey. We made history!”, said the midfielder to TyC Sports. Thanks to this victory, the Albiceleste consolidated its first place in the South America zone of qualifying for the next World Cup. For its part, the Seleção suffered a third defeat in a row and are only placed sixth.