The passion for soccer in the state of Florida has become quite an important issue after the arrival of Argentine forward Lionel Messi to the ranks of Inter Miami; the player has generated a wave of reactions of affection for the current champion of the Qatar 2022 World Cup with the albiceleste team as he is the great acquisition of Major League Soccer (MLS) for the current season of American soccer.
Despite all the affection with which the city of Miami has received Lionel Messi, the fans of Orlando City (the other team that plays in Florida) decided to further expand the rivalry that has been generated since the creation of the club chaired by David Beckham and violence reached the streets of the city.
This could be seen when a group of Orlando City fans demonstrated their hatred of Lionel Messi by vandalizing with purple paint one of the many murals that Inter Miami fans made for the Argentine throughout the city to welcome him. the current world champion, who recently left the ranks of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) to strengthen the rosés.
“Florida is purple”, says the text that the fans of the American soccer team wrote on the mural of Inter Miami and with the signature of Vice City; This is the name of the animation group of the American organization.
The information about this act of vandalism was revealed by a photograph spread through social networks, where users claimed that this type of act ends up affecting the healthy performance of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Leagues Cup.
Despite this act of cultural aggression, the supporters of Lionel Messi’s team took the time to restore the mural and subsequently took a series of photographs that were released along with a diplomatic message that was intended to try to prevent further damage from from Orlando City fans.
Inter Miami secured their qualification to the round of 32 of the Leagues Cup after adding two victories in the group stage of the competition; this commitment will take place the next Round of 16.
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