Messi’s explosive reaction after Inter Miami loss, Suárez steps in | OneFootball

La Pulga left visibly furious for the locker room after the crushing defeat as visitors against Los Angeles FC.

Lionel Messi was at the center of a tense scene following the tough 3-0 loss of Inter Miami CF to Los Angeles FC, in the team’s debut in the Major League Soccer.

After the blow on the field, the Argentine captain left visibly upset and, as seen in the footage, followed the referee crew led by Canadian Pierre Luc Laziere and tried to enter through the same access as the officials. At that moment, Luis Suarez intervened, holding him back and preventing the situation from escalating further.

The reigning champion started the season on the wrong foot. The Californian side prevailed with goals from Venezuelan David Martínez, Gabonese Denis Bouanga, and Salvadoran Nathan Ordaz, on a night where they made the difference in transitions and took advantage of the open spaces.

The defeat left concern in the Herons’ camp, who could not keep up the pace against an opponent that was ruthless at key moments.

Mascherano’s Words

After the match, coach Javier Mascherano analyzed what happened in the press conference.

“They beat us fair and square, that’s the reality. My first impression is that the result is somewhat misleading; during the match, there wasn’t such a big difference. Clearly, Los Angeles made the difference in transitions and did us a lot of damage,” he said.

And he added: “We’re not going to make a tragedy out of this either. We know we have to improve, we have to keep insisting on the positive things we’ve done.”

Inter Miami will now be obliged to react quickly to move past this blow and get back on track in an MLS season that is just beginning, but has already issued an early warning.

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