The Spanish Football Association punished Lionel Messi with two days of disqualification, sent off during the Supercopa final on Sunday. The Barcelona captain incurred the first straight red card since playing for blaugrana (colors with which he made 753 appearances) during the 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao. A few seconds before the final whistle (in the 120th minute), Messi slapped Basque striker Asier Villalibre with his right hand. According to Spanish statistician Alexis Martin-Tamayo, the Argentinian star was last expelled with the Blaugrana shirt fifteen years ago (in 2005), during a match of the Spanish 3rd division, between Pena Sport and the reserve team of FC Barcelona . Messi was also sent off twice with the Argentine selection, on the occasion of his debut and during the Copa America semifinal against Chile in 2019.
Two days to Messi for slapping an opponent
2021-01-19T16:58:32.507Z
On Sunday he received his first direct red since joining Barça (ANSA) The Spanish Football Association punished Lionel Messi with two days of disqualification, sent off during the Supercopa final on Sunday. The Barcelona captain incurred the first straight red card since playing for blaugrana (colors with which he made 753 appearances) during the 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao. A few seconds before the final whistle (in the 120th minute), Messi slapped Basque striker A
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