22
Nov
Argentina’s Lionel Messi believes there “could have been a tragedy” during the crowd trouble that delayed Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against Brazil. Police charged away fans after scuffles before kick-off in a section of the Maracana Stadium Messi says contained players’ friends and family. Messi and the Argentina players went over to try and calm the situation before returning to the dressing room. “It was bad because we saw how they were beating people,” said Messi, 36. “The police, as happened in the Libertadores final, were once again repressing the people with nightsticks. “We went to the locker room because…