The novel between Lionel Messi AND Rayados of Monterrey Keep adding new chapters. Beyond the fact that the Mexican team won 2-1 against the InterMiami, for the first leg of the round of 16 Concacampioninon-sports events increasingly dominate the football scene.
After the Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz the hypothesis of suffering damage due to the influence that Leo can exert served to “wet the ears” of the 10, who after the match had an argument with the former Boca player.
Now, to continue adding fuel to the fire, the Mexican team has filed a complaint with the Concacaf for the “aggressive” actions of Rosario and companions.
“Things heated up in the locker room after the match, Tata Martino, Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and later Luis Suárez went to complain to the Guatemalan referee Walter López. But that wasn’t the worst thing. From there they went to the Monterrey locker room to try to face Tano Ortiz. Messi also faced Nico Sánchez (field assistant)”, they reported from Mexico on Thursday the moment of tension that left Messi dissatisfied with the rival strategist’s statements.
“Everything surrounding Messi can lead to making sporting and non-sporting decisions.. I don’t know if it hurts, but that’s not how business is. Business is not going like Monterrey and we all know it. We all know that football is business. I’ll beat him sportingly, then there are things I can’t manage“, were the words of the Tano Ortiz, former Argentine player with stints at Boca, Estudiantes de La Plata and San Lorenzo.
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In that context, the clash in the locker room was inevitable. For this reason Monterrey decided to bring things from the field to the desks. The fact is that he filed a complaint for what happened in front of none other than the Court Concacaf, titular institution of the so-called “Concachampions”, the Champions Cup. What do they require? A sanction against Inter Miami and all the players involved in the verbal clash.
One of the main ones highlighted is Messi. According to the Mexican team, Leo was not allowed into the locker room because he was not part of the squad for the match, which he had witnessed from one of the stadium boxes. The legislation, however, is not very clear on this topic.
Monterrey awaits Concacaf’s response before the return match is played, Wednesday 10 April, in the Mexican city and in an increasingly hotter climate, awaiting Messi’s return to the field.
“We hoped he could play. I said it and I repeat it, I consider him the best player in the world of all time. I hope I can come back and have fun.“Ortiz himself declared this at the end of the match and the discussion with Leo.
The resolution of the case is expected to be announced this Friday or at the latest over the weekend. For now it is not known whether the confederation will sanction Messi, who in the meantime continues to train together with his teammates, trying to fully recover from the injury and come to Aztec soil to make a turning point in history.
Source: Clarin
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