“Respect Us..” De Paul Fires Back at Raphinha After Argentina 4-1 Victory over Brazil

Argentina’s Rodrigo De Paul did not hold back after a commendable 4-1 win against Brazil. The game in itself is one of the most intense matchups; however, a few words from Brazilian player Raphinha before the game sparked more fire and controversy. Raphinha stated, “We’re going to give Argentina a beating, no doubt.” Rodrigo De Paul did not take this lightly alongside the Argentina team, who delivered on the pitch and some players spoke out off the pitch as well after the match ended.

Argentina Thrash Brazil 4-1 as De Paul Leads the Charge and Fires Back at Critics

The CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers provided yet another exciting fixture, namely Argentina vs Brazil. These two South American teams are among the best in the world and have had quite intense and heated matches over the years.

Argentina who were first in the table with 28 points out of 13 games before facing Brazil. They have already qualified technically and are still going to give it their all in the upcoming matches to ensure a consistent winning form. Brazil, on the other hand, were third in the table with 20 points and could not afford a loss since they barely won against Colombia with Vinicius Jr scoring a late winner.

Moreover, Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, and Uruguay were just one or two points behind Brazil before the game. Those teams were surely expecting Brazil to slip up. However, the Brazilians are lucky since the majority of the teams below them drew and now Brazil are in fourth place. This signifies that Brazil has fallen far from its greatness since they are struggling to qualify smoothly for the FIFA World Cup.

Adding to their misery, Argentina beat Brazil 4-1, giving them one of their biggest defeats in this fixture. The star players were mainly Julian Alvarez, Rodrigo De Paul, and a few more. Rodrigo De Paul, who has had a few words to share with the Brazilian players, has been very consistent for Argentina.

Official Statement From Rodrigo De Paul and Other Argentina Players After Argentina vs Brazil clash

In the Argentina vs Brazil post-match interview, Rodrigo De Paul said that :

“On the field, we did what we had to do. We’ve never disrespected anyone, but in all these years, we’ve been disrespected quite a bit. No one helped us; we achieved everything on our own, and we continue to prove it. It’s been 5 or 6 years that we’ve been the best team, so respect us.”

Still, there are qualification matches left, but we are already qualified. However, as I said before, friendlies, qualifiers, finals, we play everything the same way. The World Cup is still far off, so we need to focus on the club and the upcoming matches in June.”

When asked in the post-match interview if Raphinha’s remarks were used as motivation, Julian Alvarez gave a simple statement:

“Yes, but beyond that, it’s a classic, and we would have played it the same way. That added an extra spice to the match, which I think was unnecessary, but we did a great job, and with humility, we gave them a lesson.”

Leandro Paredes also gave his statement on the same question:

“A lot. We’re used to always speaking on the field. It happened to us in the World Cup, it happened in the qualifiers, and it happened again today. We keep doing the same thing, we keep doing our part, and today we showed that again. There’s no need to talk beforehand, no need to say those kinds of things, especially when you can’t back it up on the field.”