Due to very serious incidents that occurred with Albiceleste fans, the Argentine National Team decided to withdraw from Maracaná Stadium and not play the classic match with Brazil. As the world champion headed towards the locker room, Gabriel Jesús made a provocative gesture towards the cameras.

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Gabriel Jesus and his provocative gesture as the Argentina team left the field

It all started with the Brazilian players whistling along to the Argentine National Anthem, causing a reaction from the away team’s fans. That’s when the Police used shovels to suppress the Scaloneta fans and the players headed towards the stands to see what was going on.

After Lionel Messi’s “let’s go” statement, the entire Argentina team lined up behind their captain. In the meantime, the Brazilian National Team players observed the situation and talked to each other. Some chatted among themselves, while Gabriel Jesús, laughed and raised two fingers on his hand.

Globo newspaper said that Gabriel Jesus was the cause of the tense atmosphere between the Brazilian and Argentine players before the match started.

The Arsenal striker said [Wow, that’s the second time..] implying that this is the second time in a row that Argentina intends to withdraw from the match with Brazil.

The players on the Argentina side heard this provocative statement from Jesus. Giovani Lo Celso was said to have heard and a heated argument between the two teams took place..

Of course, the Arsenal striker’s sign refers to the last South American classic to take place in Rio. On that occasion, the match was not played because a member of the Brazilian government’s National Health Surveillance Agency did not allow the presence of Dibu Martínez and Cuti Romero, players from the United Kingdom during the pandemic period.

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When the match started, Gabriel Jesús was the first player to be warned in a Brazil-Argentina match that was as tense as ever but had almost unprecedented tension.