Canelo calls Messi disrespectful over jersey

In one corner, Canelo Álvarez. In the other, Lionel Messi.

The Argentina soccer star may have gotten into trouble with the wrong person after moving the Mexican team jersey with his foot while celebrating a much-needed World Cup win over Mexico on Saturday.

The Mexican boxing champion tweeted that Messi “was cleaning the floor” with the Mexican shirt. He said it was a disrespectful attitude by the Argentina star toward the Mexicans.

“He better ask God not to run into me,” Canelo said in the Twitter post.

Messi was taking his right shoe off when he — apparently by accident — moved the shirt he had acquired in a swap with a Mexican player after Argentina’s 2-0 win. The jersey was on the floor as the Argentines celebrated in the locker room.

Former Argentina forward Sergio (Kun) Agüero came to Messi’s defence.

“Mr. Canelo, don’t go finding excuses or creating trouble, certainly you don’t know soccer or what happens in a locker room,” he said on Twitter. “The shirts are always on the floor after a match as they are sweaty.”

Former Spain player Cesc Fàbregas also defended Messi, saying it’s normal for players to leave the shirts on the floor before they are taken to be washed.