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'You're a coward!' - What Lionel Messi said to referee in furious tirade during shock Argentina defeat to Paraguay - revealed

World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL

Bolivia

Paraguay

Argentina

Peru

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/argentina-player-ratings-vs-paraguay-lionel-messi-struggles-as-la-albiceleste-world-cup-qualifying-road-match-to-la-albirroja/blt8f1ee9e2d635dea6#csec4f1afcff14460e" target="_blank">Argentina went down 2-1 against Paraguay</a> on Thursday in a 2026 CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying game despite taking an early lead courtesy of Lautaro Martinez's strike. La Albiceleste's skipper had a night to forget as he hardly made any impact in the game and was even seen losing his temper while speaking to the referee.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Messi was visibly angry at halftime as he confronted referee Daronco and pointed his finger at the official to express his frustration. Now in a video released by SBS Sport, the Inter Miami star can be heard saying, "You're a coward, I don't like you!"</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"You're a coward, I don't like you!" 😲<br><br>🇦🇷 Lionel Messi's FULL outburst at half-time before Argentina went on to lose 2-1 Paraguay 🇵🇾<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eliminatoriassudamericanas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eliminatoriassudamericanas</a> <a href="https://t.co/hgCJzpsIi2">pic.twitter.com/hgCJzpsIi2</a></p>— SBS Sport (@SBSSportau) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBSSportau/status/1857595120520147332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT LIONEL MESSI SAID

<p>It has been a difficult month for the 37-year-old as he failed to fulfil his wish of winning the MLS Cup 2024 after bagging the Supports' Shield. The Herons did take the lead in the three-game Round One fixture, however, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/how-atlanta-united-countered-threat-best-player-world-lionel-messi-stunned-inter-miami-mls-cup-play-offs/blt73fe0af243bb3fc4" target="_blank">Atlanta United beat them twice</a> in a span of seven days to prevent them from qualifying for the playoffs round. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>With their MLS journey coming to a halt, Messi will play one last time in a competitive fixture in 2024 on Wednesday as they take on Peru at home. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR LIONEL MESSI?

'You're a coward!' - What Lionel Messi said to referee in furious tirade during shock Argentina defeat to Paraguay - revealed | Goal.com United Arab Emirates

Lionel Messi was seen angrily confronting Brazilian referee Anderson Daronco during Argentina&apos;s loss to Paraguay earlier this week.

&apos;You&apos;re a coward!&apos; - What Lionel Messi said to referee in furious tirade during shock Argentina defeat to Paraguay - revealed