Messi, he was inspirational during Argentina’s 3-1 victory over Venezuela on Thursday night.
However, it could have been a very difficult story for Messi.
That’s because, in the first half, he was on the receiving end of a quite horrific tackle.
Venezuela’s Adrian Martinez had only been on the pitch for seven minutes when he horribly caught Messi on the shin with an awful tackle. After a VAR check, Martinez was deservedly given a red card.
Spanish outlet Marca called it the worst tackle Messi has received in his career.
But incredibly, Messi managed to walk away from the challenge and played the entire 90 minutes. What is the man made of!?
At the age of 34, it’s not an exaggeration to say that tackle could have ended Messi’s career. A nasty leg break certainly wasn’t out of the question and, at this stage of his football life, that could have had serious consequences.
Thankfully, a bruised leg is probably the worst that came of it.
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