Lionel Messi had made a harsh statement in Copa America against the referees. He protested against the refereeing as well as claim them to be corrupted and treated Argentina unfairly during the game with Chile.
Lionel Messi received the second red card of his career in the game which resulted in the main controversy. Though Argentina grabbed the win with a score of - Argentina 2-0 Chile, Messi didn't show up for the medal ceremony. He did it to protest against the refereeing.
Messi acclaimed that corruption and false refereeing is not letting fans to enjoy Football.
``We shouldn't take part in this corruption.'' - Messi said.
CONMEBOL also released a statement that the statement made by Messi was ``unacceptable'' and ``baseless accusations'' that affected the integrity of COPA America.
Messi faced defeat in the last two finals simultaneously which resulted in him to be very frustrated in the tournament. CONMEBOL could penalize him for his statements though no any decisions have been made yet.
After all this, Gustavo Abreu, an Argentine member advised Messi to apologize for his statement to avoid the sanction. Abreu also suggested the Argentine Football Association convince Messi to apologize.
Messi is my favorite player and I'll respect him for whatever he does :)
Sometimes you lose Sometimes you win, Its all part of the game.
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