by Inter Miami’s journey continues its course and recently achieved a 4-1 victory over a team from Hong Kong, before an attendance of 40 thousand fans at the Hong Kong Stadium. However, in this meeting, The team led by Tata Martino did not have the participation of Lionel Messi or Luis Suárez on the field, something that caused a morrocotudo anger among those present, who ended up booing the American team.
Despite the presence of the Spaniards Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets on the field, the Argentine and Uruguayan remained mere spectators from the bench, generating some discontent among the fans. Most, if not all, attended with the expectation of seeing Lionel Messi play, naturally.
At the end of the match, the president and co-owner of the MLS franchise, David Beckham, expressed his gratitude to the fans who came to the stadium to support Inter Miami. However, he was greeted with boos and shouts demanding a ‘refund’, interrupting the Englishman’s speech.
Importantly, fans in Hong Kong shelled out significant sums to watch the Inter Miami game, with tickets reaching $460. The difficulty in acquiring them was evident, since they were sold out in a matter of minutes after being announced and put on sale. Everyone wanted to see the Argentine star.
Messi’s replacement on the bench is attributed to an inflammation in the adductor, an injury that has kept him away since the confrontation against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, where he participated for only 7 minutes in the defeat suffered by Inter Miami against the Arab team.
