The Argentine star only sat on the bench in Inter Miami’s 4-1 win over Hong Kong (China) on February 4.

Thousands of Hong Kong (Chinese) fans spent a lot of money to buy tickets (ranging from 113 USD, about 2.7 million VND) to 624 USD (15.2 million VND) to come to the stadium to watch the player who won 8 times. The FIFA Golden Ball played but then experienced disappointment when Messi did not play a single minute.

Lionel Messi explained: “I always want to play, especially in matches where we have to travel very far and people want to watch our matches.

Unfortunately, this still happens in football. In any match, it is possible that you cannot play. I hope we can come back and play another match in Hong Kong (China).”

After the friendly match with Hong Kong (China), Inter Miami will have the last friendly match with Messi’s childhood team, Newell’s Old Boys, before starting the new MLS season, where President Beckham’s team plays. will meet Real Salt Lake in the opening match on February 22.