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

The Flea visibly stormed off to the locker room after the defeat with a thrashing against Los Angeles FC as visitors.

Lionel Messi was involved in a tense scene following Inter Miami CF's harsh 3-0 defeat against 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 team led by Canadian Pierre Luc Laziere and attempted to enter through the same access as the officials. At that moment, Luis Suarez intervened, containing him and preventing the situation from escalating.

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

The defeat left concern among the Herons, who couldn't keep up with a rival that was decisive at key moments.

Mascherano's Words

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

“They beat us fair and square, that's the reality. My initial analysis suggests that it's a relatively misleading result; during the match, there wasn't that much difference. Clearly, Los Angeles made a difference in transitions, causing us a lot of damage,” he stated.

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 have the obligation to react quickly to move past the setback and get back on track in an MLS that has just begun but has already issued an initial wake-up call.

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