ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno joins Mark Donaldson on ESPN FC Live to chat about who stood out in Argentina’s 1-0 victory against Brazil on Tuesday, plus they discuss if Lionel Scaloni will stay on as Argentina boss for the 2026 World Cup.
Subscribe to ESPN UK:
Follow ESPN UK across multiple platforms:
Tu tienda especializada de Camisetas de fútbol retro y vintage Un jugador muere por un golpe en un partido de fútbol. EFE. Javier Tebas acompaña la cena de Nochebuena de Cruz Blanca Huesca.
De paul ended up bleeding in the first ten minutes and he kept playing. He and the rest of the midfield players are what kept the team going, when the Brazilian players, so unlike them, only looked to fight in the first half and kept playing rough in the second. Argentina needs Rodrigo de paul! And the haters don't count because it's all out of jealousy, they either hate him for having dated Tini, or hate him for his connection with Messi, or he's just too pretty for them to look at. Either way that hate is misplaced and really should be toned down, especially since no one asked haters to comment on De paul posts, just scroll forward and shut up.
Brazil has now what…loss 3 games in a row back to back? smh….not good Brazil, not good…the team is spiralling downwards!!!!
We love ourselves a hamster in a vino tinto jersey 🐹
In the name of Allah, we invite you to worship Allah alone, so say: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. These words make you a servant of Allah ……… ………… …
Brasil got caught up in the Argentina's anti-football. Brasil without the genius of Neymar is always going to struggle.
The match was trash. It sucked. No entertainment at all just foul after foul. Some players deliberately fouling others NO SPORTSMANSHIP whatsoever and thats very disheartening. Its a shame really.
Both sides played dreadfully. Ugly graceless football. You are right about this being a De Paul special. Ugly, dirty, scrappy, but barely getting the job done. Unfortunately, football is not like accounting or diplomacy or war or politics. It is entertainment. It is supposed to be a joy to watch and a joy to play.
People love Argentina and Brazil because of the beautiful stylish football they played, Brazil lost it long ago. Argentina still had it. But their last 4 games have been very disheartening. Messi and Di Maria are fading quickly. Alvarez, Mac Allister, Enzo do not have their flair and style. The one who did i.e. Paolo Dybala, has never been allowed to be part of the national team, and he is fading too. The hopes of La Nuestra lie with Nico Gonzalez, Lautaro Martinez, Almada, and may be Matias Soule if he does not end up being a pariah like Dybala.
Brazil players and fans reflect each others…what a SHAME!
Alejandro Moreno may be an idiot, but he has some valid points here.
That first half was some of the absolute worst football I have ever witnessed.
De Paul should quit football and become an actor!! Farcical show creating fouls that mostly didn’t exist! The usual cynical Argentinian type of football!
What are those sheos behind Ali did he won two golden shoes
Im from Argentina. I agree our team didng play very "pretty". We could say there were a little shady, exagerating and all that, but thats what characterizes argentine players. Here in argentina all that is seen as "wise". And at the end, if you dont break any rules, no matter how ugly it looks to the eyes, a win is a win. Many players do shady stuff to win games, acting, making time, throwing the ball on the field to "cold the game". I dont think this match was mega disgusting, it was a good picture of sudamerican football.
That was a terrible game of football
Scaloni wants to leave because AFA still hasn’t paid him or the staff their World Cup bonus
he's still messi's mitt
As a neutral fan, that game was a reflection of what football has become now, where half the game, players spend rolling around, diving and simulating. Gabriel Jesus' yellow was the only one that seemed deliberate, for all the other bookings, the referee was more influenced by the player's reaction. It doesn't have to be a rivalry anymore, regular football games are punctuated by incessant stoppages of this sort that ruins the viewing spectacle. The refs keep getting conned so the players continue to get away with it. While some ppl may call it tactical, I call it cheating.
Brazil had no wingers
It's understandable from Scaloni.. The bar is too high.. and they probably won't have Messi in 2026.. it's gonna be a difficult challenge to be the champions again
Rodrigo de Paul….either like him or cry like a baby!
Traduzcan esto…Argentina juega con lo que tiene que jugar…! Y sus Jugadores defienden a su Hinchada porque tambien tienen lo que tienen que tener…
Argentina are very rarely deserving of anything. Corruption gone fucking mad.
Both Argentina and Brazil have been stagnant in their attack and have been bad for months.
Really a poor game of football.
The Brazilian magic has been gone for the last 16 years. No special superstar or talent anymore coming out of Brazil. Neymar is average not by any means a superstar. Argentina has surpassed Brazil after all these years.
I agree with Alejandro 100%
Complaining about the rules… i admit the red was NOT a red card, but rafinha should have receives the second yellow 50 minutes before that, which people seem to conveniently forget.
The goal was scored before the red card. Still… that was not a frakkin red card.
Rodrigo de Paul is special in crying and diving. Did anybody notice how many sloppy passes he produced yesterday.
Scaloni and Argentina have what it takes to do without Messi. They may not be able to win the World Cup without the GOAT, but they'll still be a team no one would want to play.
He acted for the red card. It was not even foul. Jesus slap maybe was a red but not Joelinton foul!
Argentinian players reminded the world once again why they are well known for dark art of playing dirty
Argentina is d land of d champions.messi is champion
Argentina are very ordinary. Without the refs and FIFA they would be in trouble
One of the dirtiest cheats in modern football
messi choke people a than demand respect. All tough until brazilian stand up to him like the leprechaun he is. Ref is on Argentina side, like always. And tbh, Brazil played better they just can’t aim right. Let’s be real,for those who watched the game, Argentina goalie actually saved Argentina. Brazil had more chances to win. There b team, 11 players, and without there main players like vini and Neymar put pressure on the “champ quality” team? Hm, I see Argentina decline started from Uruguay. It will only decline going forward. Brazil? They are young, got a lot to catch up to do and better coaching but once they get a hang of it. I truly believe samba boys will be back.
How Argentina didn't receive a single yellow card is beyond comprehension.
How nobody talking about that red card
De paul has been slapped three times
And his behavioud is shameful!!
Rafinha should been sent off in the 22 minutes with a 2nd card in thst faul against Mac Alcester
De Paul's behavior during the entire game was shameful. This Argentine team is really despicable, gross. And they both agree it was fouls after fouls after fouls… and yet miraculously Argentina didn't receive a single yellow card(?!). This kind of referring preferential is just like the 2022 WC all over again.
Brazil as a country is wild