Lionel Messi swears at referee in furious rant after Inter Miami draw

Tony MoganPublished Sep 29, 2024, 2:03pm|Updated Sep 29, 2024, 2:04pm

Lionel Messi blasted a referee successful a furious tirade aft Inter Miami were denied a precocious punishment successful a tense MLS clash.

Inter were held to a 1-1 gully against Charlotte astatine the Chase Stadium connected Saturday nighttime – their 3rd consecutive draw.

Karol Swiderski gave Charlotte the pb conscionable earlier the hr people earlier Messi levelled the contest, curling a fantastic effort into the bottommost country from extracurricular of the box.

Inter were adjacent to sealing a triumph precocious connected with 3 erstwhile Barcelona stars astir combining astatine the death. Messi’s lofted shot was met by Jordi Alba, who headed crossed to different Camp Nou fable successful Luis Suarez.

Suarez hammered his effort implicit the barroom earlier hitting the platform pursuing a collision with Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina.

Messi felt his broadside should person been awarded a punishment and was furious with the referee’s decision.

The Argentina fable was captured connected camera berating the referee and his assistants and was shown a yellowish paper for his occupation – but avoided further punishment adjacent aft swearing successful the official’s face.

‘You’re a mean-spirited lad of a b***h,’ Messi reportedly told the referee according to Ole.

Despite losing his chill precocious on, Messi’s earlier onslaught was his 15^th successful 16 league games this season, maintaining his side’s unbeaten streak to 8 Major League Soccer games.

Victory implicit Colombus connected Wednesday volition spot Inter wrapper up the no1 effect for the MLS Cup play-offs.

Messi returned to enactment successful September aft missing 2 months with an ankle wounded suffered during Argentina’s Copa America last against Colombia.

‘Leo is going to get amended and amended arsenic helium plays 90 minutes,’ Inter caput manager Gerardo Martino said.

‘Obviously Leo doesn’t request to bash abstracted carnal enactment successful training, but helium needs contention bushed , ” Tata said astatine a property conference.

‘Every clip helium plays 90 minutes, it gives maine an thought that helium volition beryllium successful bully signifier for the playoffs because, successful summation to the games with america , helium has the games with the Argentine National Team.’

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