Lionel Messi missed the first leg of the North American Champions Cup quarter-final between Inter Miami and Monterrey. The Argentine star did not recover in time for the second leg in Mexico.
He was involved in a "hot meeting" with the coach of the other team, Fernando Ortiz, over what the latter said before the game. Ortiz hinted that Inter Miami enjoys "benefits" in judging because Messi plays in their ranks, and "everything that surrounds Messi can lead to unsportsmanlike decisions and hurt us"