Lionel Messi has been a welcomed addition to Main League Soccer, with one exception: Orlando Metropolis coach Oscar Pareja.
Inter Miami celebrated a 3-1 victory over Orlando Metropolis on Wednesday in a Leagues Cup match wherein Messi scored twice, making it his second consecutive multi-goal efficiency since becoming a member of the crew and his third-straight scoring.
Inter Miami ahead Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a aim towards Orlando Metropolis within the first half of a Leagues Cup Spherical of 32 match at DRV PNK Stadium on August 2, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune Information Service through Getty Pictures)
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Pareja, nevertheless, was lower than impressed with the officiating and instructed that the worldwide star acquired preferential therapy from referees, calling the entire thing a “circus.”
“There was a double yellow card for Messi. I do not care that he was Messi,” he mentioned after the sport through AFP. “That impacts the sport. The match needs to be honest and that was not the case on the sector.”
Lionel Messi of Inter Miami receives a yellow card after a deal with on Wilder Cartagena of Orlando Metropolis at DRV PNK Stadium on August 2, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Pictures)
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Messi was given a yellow card within the twenty first minute of the sport after a tough foul, however after an identical foul later within the sport, Pareja felt Messi ought to’ve been given one other yellow card, which might have resulted in a purple card and his exit from the sport.
He additionally took problem with a penalty kick that was awarded to Miami when the sport was tied 1-1 and with the officers for not reviewing the play.
Orlando Metropolis coach Oscar Pareja is proven throughout a sport with the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on June 17, 2023, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Andrew Katsampes/ISI Photographs/Getty Pictures)
“We take our duty, OK, we misplaced, we’re annoyed, however I’ve to say [this], you can’t conceal this sort of state of affairs,” he continued.
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Messi scored seven minutes into the match and once more on the 72-minute mark. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has now recorded 5 targets in three video games since his extremely anticipated MLS debut on July 21.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
