Paredes' heated clash with Eric García and Gavi after the World Cup final | OneFootball

As soon as the match ended, the TV cameras caught Eric García shouting in the middle of the center circle alongside several teammates. Within seconds, the Albiceleste No. 5 appeared in the middle of the red-clad chaos and grabbed him by the neck, not caring that one of the linesmen was very close by.

With the instinct of someone who already knew things could flare up, Lionel Scaloni quickly stepped in to separate them. Walter Samuel did too, without imagining that Gavi would also try to take a swing at the Argentine. With Thiago Almada in the middle of the fracas, the Boca midfielder ended up grabbing the Barcelona player by the shirt and wrestling him to the ground.

Luckily, it didn’t escalate any further, and the Spanish celebrations went on. On the other side, the national team players, including Paredes, sat on the sideline with vacant stares and tears over the title that had slipped away by the narrowest of margins.

Beyond the fact that it happened after the ball was no longer in play,

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