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Esteban Edul, the reporter who spoke to Lionel Messi following Argentina's stormy win over the Netherlands on Friday, has opened up about the unsavory scenes that took place behind closed doors after the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner got in a heated argument with Dutch striker Wout Weghorst during his post-match interview.

"After the match, they were all bickering in the locker room, not just Messi", . "[Virgil] Van Dijk was arguing with [Nicolas] Otamendi. It looked like a Lanus-Banfield or a Newel's-Central, but it had more air because they were world stars.

"Most of Messi's anger was about the penalty shootout, when the Dutch upset the Argentines. The 19 [Weghorst] was waiting in the tunnel.

"He approached Messi and asked for his shirt. It was from there that Leo started to warm up. The Dutch player didn't understand, he stopped and Messi insulted him.

"He insulted him a lot more before the start of the interview, during which he was a little calmer. He was so angry that he didn't look at me or listen to my questions."

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