Nicolas Burdisso reveals he had “a physical confrontation in the locker room” with Lionel Messi while playing for Argentina.
The 37-year-old defender spent most of his career in Italy with Inter, Roma, Genoa and Torino, but is currently a free agent.
His international duty came to a rather abrupt end after the 2011 edition of the Copa America.
“We had a physical confrontation in the locker room,” Burdisso told Telefe in Argentina.
Nicolas Burdisso reveals he had “a physical confrontation in the locker room” with Lionel Messi while playing for Argentina.
The 37-year-old defender spent most of his career in Italy with Inter, Roma, Genoa and Torino, but is currently a free agent.
His international duty came to a rather abrupt end after the 2011 edition of the Copa America.
“We had a physical confrontation in the locker room,” Burdisso told Telefe in Argentina.
“I don’t think I was the only one who ever shouted at him, but things can happen in a locker room. Admittedly, that time we went over the line.
“We’d already argued on the pitch, as he wanted the ball and I tried to pass it to him, but couldn’t. He got angry about the game, I was angry at the situation.
“We walked into the locker room and when I saw that he was coming over, I waited for him. They had to physically separate us.
“These things happen in football. Lionel does have a strong personality and so do I. It all ended fine.”
Burdisso has 49 senior caps for Argentina, but none after November 2011.