Inter Miami traveled to Hong Kong with the world champions for a friendly match. But for the fans, everything turned out differently than expected.
The hype was huge, the disappointment even greater. And so the world football star Lionel Messi had to listen to an ever-increasing chorus of whistles during his substitute appearance at Inter Miami in Hong Kong, which developed into a hurricane with the final whistle of the friendly match against a local selection.
Argentina’s world champion captain sparked a real “Messi mania” on Sunday, with almost 40,000 spectators streaming into the Hong Kong Stadium. They paid up to 115 euros for a ticket to see the best player of his time once in their life. Ten minutes before the end, the bitter disappointment turned to anger.
Beckham was also booed
After the game, Miami co-owner David Beckham tried in vain to thank him for the “incredible support” – he was booed, as were Messi, who appeared to be suffering from a hamstring injury, and Uruguayan Luis Suarez (knee injury). who also did not appear on the pitch.
“We understand the disappointment of the fans,” said Inter coach Gerardo Martino later, “we apologize. We would have liked to have sent Lio and Luis onto the pitch at least briefly, but the risk was too high.” The fans’ calls of “We want Messi” had no response. On a five-game tour before the start of the MLS season, Messi recently played a few minutes in Saudi Arabia – his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo missed the duel with Al-Nassr due to injury.
Tens of thousands had already arrived in Hong Kong for Inter training on Saturday and the team hotel was almost besieged. The tickets were completely sold out within an hour in December.
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2024-02-04 20:18:27
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