FIFA World Cup 2022: Canelo Alvarez threatens Lionel Messi after Argentina star steps on Mexico jersey

Multiple World Champion boxer Canelo Alvarez threatened Argentina star Lionel Messi after Albiceleste’s win on Saturday against Mexico on Saturday in the World Cup.

Messi inspired Argentina to a 2-0 win over Mexico and was also on the scoresheet to keep the hopes of the former World Champions alive in the tournament in Qatar.

The victory sparked wild celebrations in the Argentinian camp as Messi was seen shirtless and enjoying the moment with his teammates. However, the video showed the 35-year-old seemingly stomping on a Mexico jersey and then kicking it away.

This didn’t sit well with Alvarez who took to Twitter to express his anger and frustration at the actions of Messi. The multi-time World Champion, as quoted by Dailystar, said that the Argentinian maestro should pray to god that the Mexican doesn’t find him.

Alvarez went on to say that he respects Argentina and Messi should also do the same with Mexico. “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,” said Alvarez.

Messi said that the win over Mexico had lifted a weight off their shoulders and now the team has peace of mind. The 35-year-old also said that the first half of the game was tough for them but they found the groove in the second 45 minutes.

“It is a weight off our shoulders,” Messi said. “We have peace of mind and it is back in our hands again.”

“I think the first half was difficult due to the situation and our need to win,” Messi added. “We could not find space. We were not moving the ball from side to side.

“But in the second half we started doing what we stand for. We started to find space between the lines and then the goal changed the game.

“We needed to win but the game had to be played this way. We had to win to give everyone peace of mind and to be able to approach the Poland game in a different way.”