International Soccer
Lionel Messi is involved in a discussion with referees and Monterrey coach following Inter Miami’s defeat
Journalists who covered the duel between Inter Miami and Monterrey detailed the crossover between Inter Miami footballers, including Messi, with the coaching staff of the Mexican team and Guatemalan referee Walter López.
Messi did not play once morest Monterrey as he continues to recover from an injury. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
The mood within Inter Miami did not end in the best way on Wednesday, April 3, when the team succumbed to Monterrey of Mexico in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
The MLS team fell 1-2 in the first chapter of that duel and will have to fight once morest the current on April 10 if they want to stay alive in the most important club tournament in the Concacaf region, however, might face the return with some sanction for an incident that took place in the first leg.
When the game ended at Chase Stadium, Messi went out in search of the rival coach, Fernando Ortiz, who before the match made statements that Inter Miami might be favored by the referees. That would not have sat well with the forward at all to the point that he went to complain regarding those words.
It was the journalist Fernando Schwartz who narrated the situation that took place in the locker room. “Tata Martino complained to the referee and Jordi Alba, Leo Messi and Luis Suárez joined in, who was out of his mind. From there they met with the Monterrey coaching staff, they wanted to confront Tano Ortiz because of what he had declared that arbitration might favor the MLS.“, said.
The moment became tense as he continued. “The Rayados board intervened to separate them and asked the Concacaf commissioners to make a very complete report because if this had happened in a locker room in Central America there would have already been a scandal. This incident in the locker room leaves the return in Monterrey very hot“he explained.
As announced ESPN The Rayados team has already sent a written letter to Concacaf claiming what happened. The Monterrey team indicates that Messi should not have been in the area where the events took place since he was not registered for the commitment.
The Guatemalan Walter López, referee of the match, would have reported the incident to the Concacaf commissioner and the Mexican club hopes that Inter Miami receives some sanction.
Lionel Messi did not play in the match as he has been suffering from an injury since mid-March. This illness left him out of matches with Inter Miami and also kept him away from the Argentine National Team, which is ready to begin the defense of its Copa América title.
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