Lionel Messi, the Argentine national team superstar, had to post on “IG” after the 2024 Olympic football scandal.
Argentine forward Lionel Messi had to post a message on social media after Argentina lost 1-2 to Morocco in the opening match of the 2024 Olympic men’s football tournament on Wednesday, July 24.
The scandal started when the “Albiceleste” equalized at 2-2 in the 90+16th minute. There was chaos in the stadium as Moroccan fans, who were unhappy with the unusually long stoppage time, rushe onto the pitch. Some fans even threw objects from the stands. Causing the South American players to run for their lives into the tunnel.However, during the chaos, the referee had not blown the final whistle, leading to fans misunderstanding that the game ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.com was over with the favourites drawing points. But in reality, the message “Game temporarily suspended” was displayed on the stadium’s giant screen after the chaos, implying that the match was not over yet.
After an hour, VAR ruled out the 2-2 equaliser for the Albiceleste as offside, leaving Morocco still leading 2-1. Players from both teams came out of the tunnel to warm up two hours later and played another three minutes without fans in the stadium. With the game ending with the African team winning 2-1.
The chaotic story of this match has left football fans around the world puzzled, especially Messi, the superstar of the Argentine national team. Who led his home country to win the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa America, posted a short message in Spanish on the Instagram platform saying “Unbelievable”.