Star Inter Miami footballer Lionel Messi was spotted engaged in a heated argument with one of the Atlanta United footballers alongside his teammate Luis Suarez during an MLS 2024 playoff match. Messi scored a goal for Inter Miami and then pushed the goalkeeper to snatch the ball out from his hands as Inter Miami was chasing the game. His action sparked the argument and then Luis Suarez joined in as well. Despite their best efforts, Inter Miami lost the match 2-3 and crashed out of the competition. Lionel Messi and Inter Miami Ousted From MLS 2024 Playoffs; Atlanta United Upsets Top Seeds 3–2 in Game 3.

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Other Inter Miami Players Engage in Heated Argument

Scenes After Lionel Messi's Goal Against Atlanta United in MLS Cup 2024 Playoffs

As a result, here will be no MLS Cup for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami this year. Atlanta United saw to that with a massive upset, sending the game's most decorated player and biggest-spending team home earlier than anyone imagined. Jamal Thiaré scored twice, Bartosz Slisz's header in the 76th minute was the winner. Two free kicks by Messi in the final minutes hit the wall of Atlanta defenders, and time eventually ran out. Neymar Jr Looking to Return to His Former Club Instead of Joining Lionel Messi at Inter Miami After Al-Hilal's Decision to Terminate His Contract: Reports.

It was the fifth win for Atlanta United this season. Starting with two must-win matches to keep hope alive at the end of the regular season against the New York Red Bulls and Orlando City, then a wild-card match at Montreal, Game 2 of this series at home and then Saturday's stunner and the East is suddenly wide open. Ninth-seeded Atlanta United will play No. 4 Orlando City in the Eastern Conference semifinal, while sixth-seeded New York City FC will face the seventh-seeded New York Red Bulls in the other East semifinal.

 

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