The incident occurred in injury time during Inter Miami's 2-2 draw with Colorado Rapids at home in the MLS on April 7th. At that time, Messi was facing away from the goal, directing his teammates in their efforts to score a goal and overturn a point lost at home.
Messi protected the young girl as security personnel entered the stadium.
Ensure the girl is safe before leaving the field.
A young girl somehow ran onto the field from the Colorado Rapids' goal, wearing an Inter Miami club jersey, easily approached Messi, put her arm around the star player, and held up her phone to take a picture. While running onto the field, the young girl also kept her phone in video mode, recording the entire event.
After a moment of surprise and somewhat bewilderment, Messi "cooperated" with the girl to take a selfie. The whole thing happened in less than a few dozen seconds, and outside the stadium, coach Tata Martino expressed his disappointment because this disrupted Inter Miami's efforts to score a winning goal.
Security personnel at Chase Stadium and Messi's personal bodyguard, Yassine Chueko (a former US Navy SEAL), then reacted and arrived on the field to escort the girl off the pitch.
Chueko has recently become very famous for being Messi's personal bodyguard, running up and down the pitch following the Argentine star's performance to stop unruly fans. If the fan is a child or a woman, Chueko will let them take photos with their idol before escorting them back to the stands.
Messi (right) only returned to playing on March 13th.
Messi returned to playing on March 13th. He came on in the second half of Inter Miami's 2-2 draw against Colorado Rapids, scoring the equalizer and assisting the goal that put them 2-1 up. However, late in the game, Inter Miami's defense made a mistake, allowing their opponents to equalize.
The draw means Inter Miami are still winless in their last four matches (2 draws, 2 losses). Messi's team has now dropped to third place in the 2024 MLS Eastern Conference standings with 12 points after 8 matches (3 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses).
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