‘Messi told us not to taunt anyone,’ says Rodrigo De Paul on Argentina’s racism allegations stained Copa America win
Argentina’s party after winning the 2024 Copa America has been cut short after the national team has been under scanner for allegations of racism.
After a live video on midfielder Enzo Fernandez’s Instagram of a derogatory song being sung in the team bus became the subject of scrutiny, questions were raised on the involvement, if any, of team captain Lionel Messi in all of this. The Argentine talisman isn’t seen in the video alongside a group of other players. Rodrigo De Paul, also a member of the Copa America winning squad, recently said that Messi had told his teammates not to taunt the opposition after they won the final on Sunday.
“When the final ended, Messi came and the first thing he said was, ‘nobody taunts anyone, let’s celebrate and enjoy our victory’,” De Paul told OLGA.
“The...