Paraguayan player denies spitting at Lionel Messi, he stated it's completely false

Lionel Messi returned to action for Argentina after spending several games injured with Inter Miami. Gerardo Martino's team failed to recover and is virtually eliminated from the MLS playoffs. After falling to Cincinnati, the possibility of seeing the Argentine active in the final phase of Major League Soccer was closed. Nevertheless,  Miami still has one game left this season.

It should be noted that the Argentine player was injured since last month's FIFA International Break. Given this, the player did not play the match against Bolivia from La Paz. After his return to the United States, the player had to be substituted in the first half against Toronto due to physical discomfort.

After his injury, the player was absent until four games representing a great impact for the team.
Although The Herons have achieved important things this season, the team could not consolidate in the best way without the former Barcelona player. For this reason, things do not look good for the team that before the arrival of Messi accumulated up to 11 consecutive defeats. The position in the table was one of the reasons why Inter Miami could not consolidate in the best way.

Meanwhile, soccer in MLS continues. However, Lionel Messi decided to travel to Argentina to face the commitments of the qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup. With a victory against Paraguay from Buenos Aires, Argentina consolidates as the absolute leader after Brazil's draw against Venezuela. During the match, there was a curious situation that aroused the interest of many people.

Sanabria's alleged spit on Messi

During the match, an image went viral on social media where Paraguayan Antonio Sanabria allegedly spits at Messi during the match. Messi commented after the game that he had not realized but that it was not worth giving him attention, assuring that he did not know who Sanabria was. Given this, the 9 of Paraguay denied the accusations and mentioned that it never happened, and that it is not the example he would like to give his daughters.