Messi was sent off with a red card. He was hit four times in a row by his opponents and was sent off to startled fans.

On July 7, Argentina defeated Chile 2-1 in the Americas Cup, but Messi was sent off with a red card, which met with dissatisfaction from Argentina, Messi and many media, and was considered too serious.

But soon the accused referee organizing committee gave the official basis! The reason why Messi was given the red card in the referee's report after the match was that he used aggressive and insulting words or actions, clashed with his opponent in the case of a dead ball, and hit the opponent's shoulder.