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Unfairly Treated Messi Needs To Show More Respect –Brazil Coach
Brazil coach, Tite has stated his belief that Argentina’s superstar, Lionel Messi, needs to show more respect and accept losing in good faith.
While reacting to Messi’s claims that the Copa America was set up for Brazil, Tite, who guided the Selecao to a 3-1 win against Peru late Sunday, hit back at the Barcelona superstar while admitting he was unfairly treated in the third-place match against Chile.
“The one I treated as extraordinary, as extraterrestrial, needs to have more respect and accept when he is beaten,” Tite said about Messi.
“We were harmed [by referees] in several games. We played fair against Argentina the whole time. I am being honest. He put huge pressure [on] because of his reputation.”
While unhappy with Messi’s conduct, Tite did concede the Argentine captain shouldn’t have been sent off against Chile, saying: “He was expelled in an unfair way. It was Medel,” Tite said. “For him, it was a yellow card, at max.”
Tite is the first Brazil manager ever to win the Copa America, the Copa Libertadores, and the Copa Sudamericana.
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