World Cup qualifying tournament for the Argentine national team developed very unsuccessfully. One of the strongest national teams in the world could not secure a place in the competition in Russia, and everything was finally decided in a crucial match against Ecuador. Jorge Sampaoli's players won 3:1, but the country's media managed to find out spicy details of the triumph. The Argentine Football Federation, wanting to dispel the negative energy that had accumulated in the team, hired a sorcerer. The black magician Brujo Manuel went with the team to the meeting with Ecuador, where he performed the necessary rituals. Although the coach himself did not want to specify their actions, it is written that the magician performed certain actions with the players' jerseys before the match and conducted rituals while walking in the stadium itself. It is said that the idea to hire a magician was suggested by former team guard Juan Veronas, but the celebrity denied any connections with the sorcerer.
