{"id":287529,"date":"2023-09-04T19:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287529"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:39:13","slug":"messi-has-water-bottle-thrown-at-him-after-inter-miamis-win-vs-lafc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/messi-has-water-bottle-thrown-at-him-after-inter-miamis-win-vs-lafc\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi has WATER BOTTLE thrown at him after Inter Miami&apos;s win vs. LAFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lionel Messi has WATER BOTTLE thrown at him after Inter Miami&#8217;s defeat of LAFC&#8230; minutes after a fan rushed towards him during game<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Lionel Messi was narrowly missed by a flying water bottle on Sunday night<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>He was rushed by a field invader earlier, with his bodyguard intervening<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi had a water bottle thrown at him after Inter Miami&#8217;s defeat of LAFC on Sunday night, video shows.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who had two assists in the 3-1 win, was walking off the field at BMO Stadium alongside his bodyguard when the object was thrown in his direction and splashed.<\/p>\n<p>The bottle missed the World Cup winner, who could be seen flinching as his bodyguard looked alarmed as well.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has reached out to MLS for further information regarding the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Minutes before in 73rd minute, Messi was rushed by a field invader.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/18\/75050365-0-image-m-24_1693848516191.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/18\/75050367-0-image-a-25_1693848523102.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi was barely missed by a flying water bottle on Sunday night at BMO Stadium<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/04\/18\/75027801-0-A_field_invader_attempted_to_hug_Lionel_Messi_during_Inter_Miami-a-20_1693847833385.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A field invader also attempted to hug Lionel Messi during Inter Miami&#8217;s win on Sunday night\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fan, who wore a Barcelona jersey, successfully made it as far as the forward and even managed to begin to wrap his arms around him in an attempt to hug the soccer superstar.<\/p>\n<p>However, the supporter was quickly pried off Messi by his bodyguard, who had sprinted onto the field to protect his client.<\/p>\n<p>The fan was then passed off to stadium security.<\/p>\n<p>Messi was ultimately not distracted by the incident as he added his second assist of the night to Leo Campana in the 83rd minute.<\/p>\n<p>He also supplied Jordi Alba for the full-back&#8217;s first Miami goal in the 51st minute with a perfectly weighted through ball.<\/p>\n<p>Miami, still eight points out of the Eastern Conference&#8217;s final play-in spot with nine games to go, will face Sporting KC on Saturday at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12479733\/Lionel-Messi-WATER-BOTTLE-thrown-Inter-Miamis-defeat-LAFC-minutes-fan-rushed-game.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Lionel Messi has WATER BOTTLE thrown at him after Inter Miami&#8217;s defeat of LAFC&#8230; 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