Argentina’s stumble in the opening of the World Cup amused thousands of Brazilians. The team led by Lionel Messi lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia last Tuesday, the 23rd. Youtuber Lucas Strabko, better known as “Cartolouco”, had even more reason to celebrate.
In addition to the traditional rivalry between Argentines and Brazilians, the influencer bet R$300 on Saudi Arabia’s victory. After confirming the surprising result, he celebrated on social networks for pocketing 23 times the value of the guess. Altogether, Cartolouco won R$ 6,000.
The influencer didn’t just bet against Messi’s team. He attended the Lusail stadium and stood among the Saudi crowd, wearing the Brazilian national team shirt. In publications on Instagram, Cartolouco showed his entire adventure until the confirmation of Argentina’s stumbling block.
“I went to the Argentina game, wearing Brazil’s shirt, they lost and I won 6 thousand reais. The zica is over! I’m going to live in Saudi Arabia! I’m feeling sick,” he wrote in the post.
In fact, the victory of Saudi Arabia was the great ‘zebra’ of this first round of the World Cup. Argentina even took the lead on the scoreboard with a penalty goal scored by Messi, but took the turn with goals from Alshehri and Aldawsari. This is the first time the Saudis have beaten the Argentines in history.ct, the victory of Saudi Arabia was the great ‘zebra’ of this first round of the World Cup. Argentina even took the lead on the scoreboard with a penalty goal scored by Messi, but took the turn with goals from Alshehri and Aldawsari. This is the first time the Saudis have beaten the Argentines in history.
Cartolouco recovers after disastrous bet in the final of the Copa do Brasil
The influencer made a bet of 100 thousand reais on a very difficult score in the Copa do Brasil decision between Flamengo and Corinthians. The combination almost worked. Cartolouco bet that the two teams would tie 0-0 in normal time and the title dispute would end on penalties.
In case of success, the former Grupo Globo journalist could pocket up to 1 million reais. He hit the second half, as Flamengo won on penalties. But, the game ended in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. At the time, Cartolouco even said that the money from the bet would cover his expenses on the trip to Qatar, but he is following the World Cup in loco.
