CONMEBOL Sanctioned Lionel Messi Being Prohibited to Play for 3 Months

DBasia.news –  The protests and chatter of Lionel Messi at the 2019 Copa America had a long tail. CONMEBOL, as the South American Football Federation, sentenced Messi to a three-month ban from appearing.

Lionel Messi was the main highlight of the 2019 Copa America. The superstar accused CONMEBOL of having arranged for Brazil to win. The player’s anger peaked after getting a red card against Chile.

Messi was sent off after arguing with Gary Medel. The Barcelona player looks a little emotional with Medel’s attitude. Some people judge, Messi does not deserve a red card.

CONMEBOL reacted by giving punishment to Lionel Messi. Based on the ESPN report, CONMEBOL charged the player with articles 7.1 and 7.2 relating to disciplinary rules.

In addition to a three-month ban from playing, Lionel Messi also had to pay a fine of 50 thousand US dollars.

The sentence will come into force on August 3, 2019. As a result, Lionel Messi could not show his teeth when La Albiceleste against Chile, Mexico, and Germany.

Lionel Messi can return to defend the Argentine national team in the 2022 World Cup qualification for the South American zone which will begin on March 2020. However, due to getting a red card against Chile, Messi will miss the first match.

Lionel Messi looks more emotional when defending the Argentine national team than Barcelona. Messi has got the first red card against Hungary. In fact, at that time Messi was 18 years old.

Some parties judge, Lionel Messi holds too much burden to bring the Argentine national team won the title. The note is one of Messi’s dreams that has yet to materialize.