Messi laments unexpected upset loss to Saudi Arabia: “It was a mess. We have to stick together.”

Last Updated on 11/23/2022 by てんしょく飯

Argentine FW Lionel Messi reflected on the match against Saudi Arabia. The Argentinean local media outlet “Clarin” reported the news.

A painful come-from-behind loss

Argentina faced Saudi Arabia in the first match of Group C at the Qatar World Cup on November 22. The Argentines took the lead in the 10th minute through Lionel Messi’s goal from a penalty kick, but lost the lead at the beginning of the second half. Five minutes later, in the 53rd minute, another goal was conceded, and the team was unable to mount a counterattack, allowing the Saudis to score the upset.

Messi scored his first goal of the tournament, but the loss was a bitter blow. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a situation like this,” said the captain, who is playing in his fifth World Cup tournament. We still have two more games to go.

We got beat in the fifth minute, and it was a mess after we fell behind 1-2,” he said, recalling that the team was disrupted by a series of goals scored by the Saudis in the early stages of the second half. We didn’t expect to start like this,” he added. It is a very hard blow. Now we have to show that we are a real group.

Argentina, who lost to an Asian team for the first time at the World Cup, will now face Mexico in the second match of Group C on November 26 (local time).