American Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami’s Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi (Lionel Messi) has landed on the field in Japan. It is noteworthy that Lionel Messi appeared in the friendly match against the Japanese club Vissel Kobe on the third day of Inter Miami’s Asian tour in Hong Kong after he did not go on the field even for a minute.
Inter Miami won the match against Hong Kong XI 4 – 1. However, Messi did not come to the field even for a minute due to a knee injury. This led to massive protests even at the government level. It is also noteworthy that the fans came to the scene with the demand to return the ticket charges. However, when he met the media before the match against Vissel Kobe in Japan, Messi said that he was very sad that he could not land in Hong Kong.
Lionel Messi came to the field in the 60th minute of the match against Vissel Kobe. Inter Miami head coach Gerard Martino brought Leo on the field after calling back David Ruiz. Japanese football fans have seen Messi’s magic since he arrived on the field. Messi danced on the pitch with Vissel Kobe’s players not giving the ball away.
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Messi excited the Japanese fans every second with his dribbling and passing. Vissel Kobe’s four and five players could not snatch the ball from Messi’s feet. With the caption ‘This is Messi’, a video of Messi tricking Kobe players into dancing on the field with the ball went viral on social media. Even at the age of 36, the eighth Ballon d’Or was a direct testimony to why Messi was sought after by Japanese fans.
The Argentinian superstar was on the field from the 60th minute but Inter Miami could not score a goal. Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez was also dropped by Gerard Martino in the starting eleven. However, it was later withdrawn. Both the teams maintained a 0-0 draw at the scheduled time of the match. With that, the winner had to be decided through a penalty shootout.
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Vissel Kobe won 4-3 in the penalty shootout. The verdict was decided on the sixth kick. Inter Miami’s last three kicks were wasted. Robert Taylor, Noah Allen and Gregor took the last three penalties for the American club.
Inter Miami’s Asian tour ends with a match against Vissel Kobe. Messi’s team was able to win only against Hong Kong XI in the Asian tour. Inter Miami also lost against the Saudi clubs Al Hilal and Al Nasr.
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2024-02-08 12:48:01
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