Ali Al-Bulayhi couldn’t believe his luck on Monday with Saudi Arabia’s 1-2 win over Argentina. The 33-year-old defender let his emotions run wild by walking towards Lionel Messi and shouting at him. Opposite GOAL Al-Bulayhi revealed what he said to the Argentina captain.
The Saudi defender patted Messi on the back a few times to get his attention and then gave him a few words. “I told Messi several times that he was not going to win,” Al-Bulayhi revealed after the sensational victory over Argentina. Messi then looked at the defender somewhat bewildered, as he did not seem to understand Al-Bulayhi.
After Saudi Arabia’s goal to make it 2-1, Ali Al-Bulayhi approached Lionel Messi, slapped him on the back and began repeating: “You won’t win, you won’t win”. It was the 53rd minute. pic.twitter.com/QSRSy2v0dZ
— Malayalam News Desk (@MalayalamDesk) November 23, 2022
The Saudi victory over title favorite Argentina was big news worldwide on Monday. King Salman of Saudi Arabia even declared a national holiday for Wednesday. Everyone from the country has Wednesday off to fully enjoy the historic victory over Messi’s team.
Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina ended a 36-game winning streak la Albiceleste. At first, Saudi Arabia was hardly involved and Messi put Argentina 1-0. Immediately after the break, however, Saudi Arabia was accurate twice. The Argentines saw three goals rejected in the first half due to offside and ultimately failed to save a point from the opening game.