Look .. The Venezuelan defender intervenes violently on Messi’s knee and the referee sends him off

Argentina star Lionel Messi sparked concern during his country’s 3-1 victory over Venezuela at dawn on Friday in the South American World Cup qualifiers in Qatar.

Venezuelan national team player Adrian Martinez intervened strongly and violently on Messi’s knee, and the match referee decided to announce the yellow card to the Venezuelan defender, but after reviewing the video technology he came back to reveal the straightforward red card.

According to Argentine channel “Tyc”, Messi suffered an injury below the knee, but luckily for him the injury was superficial, and perhaps this intervention would have caused more complications to the “chip”.

Messi continued the game to the end, having received the necessary treatment, and contributed to the victory of “Tango” and the three points.

It should be noted that this match is Messi’s first with Argentina after winning the Copa America with him on July 10, and after moving this summer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.

Source: agencies

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