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‘He better pray to God that…’ - Canelo Alvarez threatens Lionel Messi after his video of kicking the Mexico jersey goes viral

Mexican boxer threatens Lionel Messi after his video of kicking the Mexico jersey went viral in the dressing room

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Lionel Messi is currently busy playing in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar for Argentina. On 22 November, his team played their tournament opener against Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi scored but, they suffered a shocking 2-1 loss at the hand of Saudi Arabia. So, fans were in utter shock after such a humiliating loss.

Then, on 27 November, Argentina locked horns with Mexico in a must-win game for them. Messi scored one and provided an assist as Argentina defeated Mexico by 2-0. He also won the player of the match award. However, after the match, a video has gone viral now where Messi got involved in an unwanted situation with the national flag of Mexico. In response to that, Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez threatened the Argentine superstar.     

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Here are the shared tweets:

"He better pray to God that I don't find him.” - Canelo Alvarez wrote on Lionel Messi

After the match, a video went viral where Argentina players were seen celebrating their victory against Mexico in the dressing room. Lionel Messi was not an exception. But, he was seen slightly kicking the Mexico jersey as he attempted to remove his cleats. 

After watching that, Canelo was not happy and then, he shared his thoughts on Twitter. He wrote: "Did you guys see Messi cleaning the floor with our jersey and flag. He better pray to God that I don't find him. Just like I respect Argentina, he has to respect Mexico! I'm not talking about the country as a whole, just about the bulls--t that Messi did."

Speaking of that match, both the goals came in the second half only. In the 64th minute, Lionel Messi produced magic as he scored a screamer from 25 yards out. Angel Di Maria assisted him. For the second goal, Messi came up with an assist while Enzo Fernandez scored. Thus, they managed to win that clash with a margin of 2-0. With this win, they kept their hopes alive in the tournament. Now, Messi will be in action again on 1 December when they will take on Poland. 

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