On the verge of beating on the ground! »Who and why he angered Leo Messi and how to end the explosive conflict
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Friday, April 25, 2025, 14:38 / Updated on Friday, April 25, 20:41
Lionel Messi had an altercation during the tour match in the Semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League, lost by Inter Miami (0-2) with Whitecaps at Vancouver. The Argentine star had a very nervous reaction to the midfielder Paraguayuan Andres Cubas.
The match on the field of the leader of the Western Conference in Major League Soccer, decided by the goals scored by White (24) and Berhalter (85), had a negative protagonist on the world champion on Thursday at the team coached by Javier Mascherano.
The conflict began in the first half, when the captain of the Argentine national, visibly annoyed, went to the Argentine of Paraguayan origin to complain vehement for a previous duel. It was not clear that triggered the anger of the “flea”, it is certain that Messi in quarrel “to do”, with the referee in the middle trying to control the situation.
Messi sought physical contact, but Cubas avoided the attack!
Cubas, who grew up in Boca Juniors' Academy, tried to avoid altercation, but Inter Miami's decar was unpolished. The tension increased and the duel did not stop here. A few minutes later, Lionel Messi approached Andres again, to continue the dispute, while the midfielder was trying to move away and focus on the match!
The fury of the world champion has reached the point where he tried to get physically. When Paraguayan received the ball on the left flank, Messi went directly to contact, the phase being almost ending with a major incident. Fortunately, Whitecaps' midfielder managed to avoid impact.
“The scene had immediate consequences on both the stadium and on social networks. The fans debated if the referee had to sanction the Argentine attack more harshly. It is certain that Messi's anger showed that it was not just a playing situation ”, noted the North-Ams press.
Leo Messi, field conflict with Andres Cubas
Only a little later, and Luis Suarez jumped the mustard! The Uruguayan striker received a strong elbow from Tristan Blackmon, after an action in which he turned his back inside the box. Then he spread on the lawn, holding face to face, but the referee did not even give up, stirring new protests from the guest team.
The revenge match will be played in Miami on May 1, at the end of which will be established the finalist (the other semifinal is the Mexican Tigres – Cruz 1-1) and promises to be even more tense.
