Raphinha threatened to crush Argentina – after the match his rivals embarrassed him greatly and he wanted to 'fight'

Brazilian footballer Raphinha is one of the main candidates for the Ballon d'Or given the level of play he has given this season and before last night's World Cup qualifying match against Argentina, he confidently declared that his team will "break Argentina".

The Barcelona star was quick with his pre-match statements, threatening their rivals.

"We will break them on the pitch, and if necessary, off it too," said Raphinha.

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After the first part of his threat failed to materialize, as Argentina won convincingly 4-1, he attempted to carry out the second part of the threat.

The Argentines were undoubtedly motivated in the match after Raphinha's threats and the match was full of rudeness from both sides.

The referee showed ten yellow cards and after the match, passions did not subside, with Raphinha playing the main role.

Raphinha leaving the pitch with Argentina players around him. pic.twitter.com/nYMt0hmlPX

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Raphinha headed towards the locker room and Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez deliberately bumped him with his shoulder, while walking he was also harassed by Leandro Paredes.

Things quickly got out of control, Raphinha wanted to fight with the Argentine and a bigger incident was prevented by Endrick, who grabbed the Barcelona star and dragged him out of the conflict. /Telegraph/