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MESSI WAS IN THE STANDS WITH A MUSCLE INJURY

Messi, Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba after Inter Miami's defeat to Rayados

Published:4/04/2024 - 15:48h

Updated:4/04/2024 - 15:48h

Leo Messi has not been able to return to the pitch due to muscular discomfort, although he still made the decision to complain about some previous statements by the rival coach, backed by his friends Suárez and Alba

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The Concacaf Champions Cup opened this week his quarter-finals and in one of the parties of gone more expected, the Rayados of Monterrey traced back in front of the Inter Miami (1-2) in a party that finish with an authentic follón, as it informed the Mexican press. And it is that the previous of the meeting there was state marked by some statements of the trainer of the Aztec team when interpreting that Leo Messi is used to to receive a deal preferenciar by part of the arbitration in the international competitions.

By this, the journalist of 'Fox Sports', Fernando Schwartz, ensured that when finalising the crash, Leo Messi, Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba and even 'Tata' Martino went directly to demand to the referee of the party and later encararon with the trainer of the Mexican team, 'Tano' Ortiz, and his assistant, Nico Sánchez. The captain of the team, that did not play by injury and was in the terracing, did not doubt in doing him know his opinion to the rival trainer with regard to his opinions.

And it is that besides the Inter Miami understood that it was prejudiced during the party in the expulsion of David Ruiz to the minute 65, an action that finish allowing the traced back of the Rayados, with the so many that arrived to the 69' and to the 89' of party. It is worthwhile to highlight equally that the wrap between footballers and staff technical of a team and another could happen to more, as it added Schwart, when commenting that the Monterrey has requested to the Concacaf a lifting of record with the sucedido.

An apology for Messi?

In his statements, Ortiz, Argentinian trainer of 46 years, had ensured that "all what surrounds to Messi can carry to take sportive decisions and extradeportivas", said a pair of days before the party, clearly trying condition to the referee of the party. Already after the party, called the attention that the technician of the Monterrey ensured in press conference that expects that Messi was in the turn "because it is the best player of the world", perhaps in an act of apology, in spite of not to do it of literal way.