Currently on tour in Asia, Lionel Messi will not play Argentina’s last game against Indonesia. A decision that caused a strong reaction.
It’s summer in Europe, and Asia has therefore become a base for many visits by clubs and stars from other continents. PSG will go to Japan once again, while Argentina are on tour in Asia to make the most of their title of world champion. After a first match against Australia in Beijing, the selection of Lionel Scaloni has an appointment this Monday in Jakarta for a friendly match against Indonesia. Scorer after just two minutes against the Socceroos, Lionel Messi was rested for Monday’s meeting, and therefore allowed to go on vacation before resuming the North American championship with Miami in just over a month. This cut is certainly necessary for the one who has just left PSG, but it causes terrible anger. Indeed, the Jakarta stadium is preparing to welcome 60,000 people for this meeting, and the organizers have obviously highlighted the presence of Lionel Messi to provoke real enthusiasm.
Tickets sold at 90% for Messi
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In a country far from being rich, the price of the ticket at 70 euros caused great expectations, but the renunciation of La Pulga made dissatisfied. Reimbursement requests are made, while Messi fans still plan to cross the country for 12 hours to attend the match. This is the case of Surya Wijaya Ang, interviewed by AFP because of his famous collection of Lionel Messi jerseys (see above), of which he had to sell some pieces to be able to make this trip and buy this ticket. ” It was the greatest chance of my life to see Lionel Messi in person. Messi is an icon here and I think 90% of tickets were sold at that price because it was advertised. It was a marketing strategy for them “Explained this great football fan, who knows however that it is almost impossible to guarantee the presence of a player. Lionel Messi could very well have injured himself against Australia and still forfeited this match against Indonesia. In the meantime, the future ex-PSG player will dodge this trip, and that inevitably makes people unhappy.
