Once an intense rival, Canelo Alvarez is now a Lionel Messi Fan. It looks like the legendary duo is now on good terms, but what happened that transformed the pound-for-pound dynamo into Messi’s supporter? He is the same man that threatened the Argentine great two weeks back.

The sudden change came following Argentina’s remarkable win over Croatia in the highly anticipated semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA world cup.

Messi stepped into the jam-packed stadium with his team to face legendary midfielder Luka Modric-led Croatian attack. It was not going to be an easy task because Croatia had displayed outstanding performance throughout the world cup. Their defense was the biggest challenge for Messi.

But the 35-year-old made it look easy. He proved why he is considered one of the greatest football players of all time. Messi inflicted a heartbreaking loss on Croatia. His contribution was the highlight of the night. It was his successful penalty fire and goal assistance that led Argentina to secure a 3-0 win over Croatia.

Following Argentina’s win, a journalist posted a video showing Messi’s out-of-the-world skills in the 68th minute of the match. He tagged Canelo on Twitter.

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Highly impressed with Messi’s skills, the undisputed super-middleweight champion responded to it. He sent fire emojis.

No doubt Messi’s display against Croatia was rivalry-immune. Anyone who understands the game of soccer would admire him.

What happened between Lionel Messi and Canelo Alvarez?

The tensions between Messi and Alvarez increased following Argentina’s 2-0 win over Mexico in Group C. The drama began with a misunderstanding that Messi kicked Mexico’s National team t-shirt while celebrating with his teammates in the dressing room.

Canelo took it as an offense because, according to him, Messi had disrespected his nation’s symbol. He took to Twitter and wrote, “Did you see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and flags???”

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He did not stop there. In another tweet, he wrote, “He better pray to God that I don’t find him!!”

Messi did not respond to this, but he later clarified that it was not intentional. Known for his fair play, Messi gained a lot of support. Canelo, who misunderstood this, came up with an apology.

He openly accepted that he was emotionally driven.

What do you think of Canelo’s reaction to Messi’s goal assistance? Let us know in the comments below.

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