Sandro Ricci: "I did not hear any offensive language from Messi ... If I had heard any offensive words, I would have acted according to the rules of the game."

Emerson Carvalho (first assistant): "After a foul committed by Messi, who was next to me, at the end of the game, I saw that he complained against that fault by raising his hands and saying something that I did not understand at the time."

Marcelo do Cavalho (second assistant): "I did not hear any offensive language from Messi".

Dewson Freitas da Silva (third assistant): "I have not heard and I did not see anything in relation to this fact".