Nicholas SanchezFernando Ortiz's technical assistant revealed that Lionel Messi punched him and threatened him Next to his face, he clearly said he hit him, but he would have done it if he had wanted to.
It was revealed after the first dispute Messi and Dano Ortiz were present After Monterrey won against Inter Miami in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup, more details emerged about what happened there this Friday.
“Yes, Messi wanted to fight me. I didn't think he wanted to hit me because he kept me a centimeter away. He put his fist near my face. I think he was looking for my reaction rather than hitting me,” Sanchez explained in the audio he shared Fox Sports.
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Sanchez, in his role as an assistant, usually watches games in a box and then shares the data with the rest of the coaching staff. He used to go down to the locker room before going to rest.He realized what happened at the DRV PNK Stadium How both Messi and Gerardo Martino behaved.
“After the game we go to the locker room and none of our or Inter's players are there yet, when I'm at the door of the locker room I see Messi three meters away from meThere were security guys and a guy I work with Inter.
“I approach Messi to ask for a photo, the cold security guy stops me, and I see Messi is very hot. As the referees entered, Messi faced them and told them everything“, three four referees and everything to Tata Martino next to him, but neither of them are in office.”
Even as the tension eased, Sanchez made a point Tata Martino Again sparking anger, which led to Messi's appearance on the scene.
“Tada was on fire, I saw that he had to throw something else. I was calm, I was never angry, there were CONCACAF people. I look at them and I say: 'If we do that they will throw everyone. Away, for what?'
“Tata Martino turned and started telling me everything. Messi appeared and wanted to eat me rawSecurity approached me but did nothing as I did not react. The dwarf was haunted and had the face of a devil. 'Who do you think you are?' (said to him). I don't think he insulted me, but because I didn't see him, it was worse.
Martino looked menacing
He said Martino started making threats like “You idiot, you're going to cry”, which made Sanchez uncomfortable, but despite this he was unable to shake him from his feelings.
“I didn't answer him, I didn't answer anyone. What they did was extreme, but it was part of the show.