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From now until the Russia 2018 World Cup, the Argentina national team has decided to not attend any local media outlet in public. This came after local journalist Gabriel Anello accused Ezequiel Lavezzi of smoking marijuana while the national team was focused on the match against Colombia, this obviously didn't sit well with the player who will take legal action against the journalist and got the full support from all his teammates.
Anello Tweeted this before the match against Colombia: "Lavezzi is left off the substitutes' bench tomorrow because of the joint that was smoked last night in the camp? I'm asking... just asking." Anello said on Twitter.
Soon after Argentina's 3-0 victory against Colombia, Leo Messi and all the players gathered inside the press room to announce their decision which had already been talked about even before the match. Messi took control of the microphone and said: "We're here to let you know that we will no longer be communicating with the press. The accusations that were made towards Lavezzi were huge. We regret that it has to be this way but we have no other choice. We know that many of you don't play that game.
"We were accused a lot. No respect was being shown and we never said anything. But this accusation against Lavezzi was it. If we don't stop it today, we'll never stop it. We know that you will continue to criticize us, that's fine. However, some got into our personal lives. We wanted to say this in front of everyone and not release a statement. We didn't want to hide from anyone. These past two weeks were filled with personal aggression, not football criticism. You can criticize us for winning or losing, but when you get personal we will draw the line."
Photo credit: Seleccion Argentina
