The On-field Rivalry went off the field.

Tuesday night's Brazil vs. Argentina World Cup qualifier at the Maracana was postponed by over thirty minutes due to altercations between Rio de Janeiro police and spectators. Lionel Messi stated that the situation could have resulted in a "disaster."

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Nicolás Otamendi's goal in the second half gave Argentina the lead and ended Brazil's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup at home with a 1-0 victory. Into the match, Brazil had a 51-13-0 record in 64 such games.

During the playing of the national anthems, there was fighting between locals and Argentinean fans, which prompted the Brazilian police to assault the visiting contingent with batons. In response, spectators threw seats at the officers and tore them apart.

As the fighting got closer, fans in the area were frightened and fled onto the pitch. Stretchers were used to remove at least one injured spectator from the stadium.

Before Lionel Messi led the spectators back to the dressing room, Argentina teammates implored them to remain calm. Emiliano Martínez, the goalie for Argentina, hurried to a rail in front of his team's supporters and begged the authorities to put an end to the fighting.

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"We witnessed the cops beating people, and many of the players had relatives living there. After the game, Messi stated, "We were unable to concentrate on playing the game." "The Copa Libertadores was where this also occurred. Once more, the Brazilian police are suppressing the populace."

Argentina informed their competitors in Brazil that they would not take the pitch again until everything had calmed down. Twenty-two minutes later, they were back in the changing room, warming up for an additional three minutes before the game began.

Messi continued, "I think we did that to calm things down a bit." "Disaster could have struck. We decided to check out how everyone was when things had settled down, and then we left."

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Argentina supporters rejoiced as the game got underway, flanked by dozens of policemen, and faced even greater protection on the field. Around the portion with seating for approximately 3,000 spectators, police gathered.

The match's 69,000 seats were all sold out. Before the fight broke out, Messi was booed and cheered by Brazil supporters, who later chanted against him when he returned to the pitch.

While they awaited the return of the Argentina team, the players from Brazil stayed on the pitch to warm up.

After Argentina's victory, Messi celebrated with his national team and denounced the violence in the stands in a message he shared on Instagram.

"This group keeps creating history...Fantastic win in the Maracana, despite the fact that it will be tarnished by the repression of Argentina supporters in Brazil once more. This insanity must stop right away; it cannot continue!" said Messi.

Numerous Brazilian supporters warmed up to the Argentine star prior to the match, with several kids donning Messi's former Barcelona and Inter Miami jerseys.

South American World Cup qualifying is led by Argentina, who have 12 points from five games. Brazil is currently ranked fifth. Ten teams competed in a round-robin format, with both teams losing their prior matches.

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