Denzel Dumfries and Marcos Acuna's Club World Cup beef have been stinging for almost three years.
The couple was involved in a heated bust on the field when River Plate crashed from the group stages of the club World Cup against Inter Milan.
Dumfries, 29, had left a heavy challenge on his rival moments for the last whistle to calculate the row again.
The tensions then cooked at the end when River Star Acuna, furthermore furiously by the referee's decision to send teammate Gonzalo Montiel, in the squared of Inter Defender Dumfries.
When the referee blew full -time, the two stars could go to the tunnel.
It turned out that Dumfries was being chased by the Argentinian, although a photo from another corner actually showed him that he “offered” acuna and points to the tunnel before they move.
Players and coaches of both parties hurried to stand in the way, in which Inter players successfully heralded Dumfries off the field and in the tunnel, while Acuna had to be struggling on the field to prevent him from going after his old enemy.
But this was not the first time that the couple collided with a high -effort game.
Dumfries and Acuna, 33, previously met during the 2022 World Cup in the quarterfinals between the Netherlands and Argentina, who would eventually win the tournament.
That heated collision was one of the most memorable and spicy matches of the entire Qatar tournament, in which Dumfries and Acuna played their role in the drama.
Argentina went 2-0 in the second half through a Lionel Messi Penalty.
It was awarded after Dumfries was supposed to have polluted Acuna in the penalty area, although the wing-back looked furious about the lack of contact before the dive on the floor, which then saw the fine.
The South Americans would win the shootout 4-3 after EMI Martinez saved the stairs of Van Dijk and Steven Berghuis.
Wild Argentina celebrations who saw the rubbing in the noses of their European rivals losing Dumfries's head and sent after the last whistle.
But while Dumfries had to disappear and when his wounds had to lick, he had the last smile earlier this week in their follow -up meeting.
After their progression to the knockout phase, the next match of Inter will be played on 30 June in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In the meantime, Chelsea and Manchester City have both attached their places in the knockout rounds.
The Dutch, however, hit back with a stunning brace from Wout Weghorst to send it to extra time and punishments.
But in the structure of the shootout, Leandro Paredes had started the ball on Dutch bank, causing a massive fight that splashed him by Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.
After being second in group D – a draw that has been worked out favorably for them and is convinced fans that they will make the final – the blues will take on Benfica on 28 June.
City defeated Juventus 5-2 to top group H and will be confronted with Al-Hilal in the early hours of July 1.