"Lionel Messi was disrespectful" – Dani Alves criticizes a long-time teammate in Barcelona following accusations of corruption at the Copa America

Dani Alves criticized long-time teammate Lionel Messi after the Argentinian star claimed that Copa America was corrupt following the defeat of his team in Brazil.

Messi s' is imposed on CONMEBOL and the tournament as a whole after the defeat in the semifinals and again after the third place between Argentina and Chile, match that saw the Barcelona star get done to expel in dubious circumstances.

Messi suggested that officials had favored tournament hosts throughout the competition.

The Argentine striker particularly criticized the efforts of the video badistant referee and match official Roddy Zambrano, who used an interview after the match to criticize the decision not to inflict a penalty on Sergio Aguero.

He was again critical after the red card in the match for third place, while Messi had been sent off for a showdown with Chilean midfielder Gary Medel, in which Messi was away from the aggressor.

The complaint was criticized by CONMEBOL, who described Messi's speech as "unacceptable" after the attack on "corruption" and "disrespect" following his red card against the two defending champions.

Messi's comments also prompted Brazilian President Tite to intervene and say that a star the size of this 32-year-old man must show more respect.

And Alves echoed his coach 's feelings, reminding that Messi was still a dear friend, but a friend he thought was wrong.

"A friend is not always right just because he's a friend.You can say it in the heat of the moment, but I still do not agree," he said. Alves said. Bem Amigos from SporTV .

"First and foremost, it's disrespectful to an institution like Selecao, in my opinion, and secondly, it lacks respect for a number of professionals who have put a lot of things aside to fight for a dream.

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"I am a friend who always tells the truth when it is needed and I think it was wrong to say these things."

Alves also defended his Brazilian teammate Neymar, who missed the Copa America because of an injury suffered during a friendly match against Qatar before the tournament.

Aged 36, his contract with Paris Saint-Germain has expired, confirmed his teammate as one of the best of the game after the critics after Neymar was absent during the first pre-season training of the champions of League 1 .