Lionel Messi Was thrown to the ground by a fan and a security guard at the end of inter miamiFriendly match in Puerto Rico on Thursday.
Inter Miami was playing Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle in Bayamón when a fan ran towards the center circle and grabbed Messi by the waist, before both were pulled down by security guards.
It seemed that Messi was not harmed. The Argentina star immediately got up and moved to another part of the pitch as security was stepped up to prevent anyone else from reaching the front.
Many fans stormed the Juan Ramon Lobrial Stadium pitch around the 88th minute of the exhibition match, which started an hour behind schedule.
Messi was substituted at halftime and converted a penalty in Inter Miami’s win 2-1.
The match was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed because Messi felt discomfort in his leg during the previous exhibition match against Barcelona SC. Ecuador.
Miami, which started it all of MLS Season with 3-0 defeat LAFCThe next match will be against Orlando City on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
