Before making his MLS debut for Inter Miami, Paris Saint-Germain supporters paid tribute to their late icon Lionel Messi.
Messi made his Major League Soccer debut in the most Messi-like fashion imaginable by scoring a goal in front of a delighted away crowd of Inter Miami supporters.
Messi’s creation and completion of the goal in the 89th minute of play, which practically sealed the victory, made it even sweeter.
However, prior to the game, his former PSG fans made sure to express their displeasure with the Argentinian star’s departure by erecting an anti-Messi banner outside the DRV PNK stadium.
been vocal about their dislike of Messi, protesting his unauthorized travel to Saudi Arabia last season.
It’s generally known that Messi and the PSG fan base don’t get along, and in the end, it appears that they were happy to lose the World Cup-winning Argentine.
In a recent interview, he discussed a “break” with PSG supporters while describing his struggles to fit in with the Ligue 1 winners.
By winning the Leagues Cup with his Inter Miami teammates, Messi appears to have had little trouble adjusting to life in the United States today. He has now had the best possible start in the MLS as well.The PSG ultras have historically been brutal in their treatment of other players at the club, with Neymar coming under a lot of fire from their side as well.During their Ligue 1 match against Lens on Saturday, they displayed a banner for the Brazilian that said the same things as the Messi banner.In any event, Messi continues to amaze the United States with a newfound home at Inter Miami, so it doesn’t appear like the bridges between Messi and PSG supporters will be rebuilt any time soon.