He’s a friend of Messi and now he is in the middle of the controversy after not entering the Liguilla

Lionel Messi has a very good friendship with a soccer player who plays in the Liga MX. The Argentine star who was recently champion with La Albiceleste and the Pachuca goalkeeper, Óscar Ustari, have been friends since they were children and, strange as it may seem, they are constantly in contact.

Now both footballers are in the middle of the controversy. While Lionel Messi is sanctioned by PSG after traveling to Saudi Arabia without permission, Óscar Ustari receives strong criticism for his performance against Santos in the Clausura 2023 playoff match, as some fans point out that his performance on the pitch was not equal to what they are used to.

In a match corresponding to the reclassification phase of the Liga MX, Pachuca and Santos drew 4-4 and took the definition of the match to the penalty shootout, where finally those from Torreón managed to emerge victorious after a good performance by goalkeeper Gibrán Lajud.

In contrast to the great display of the Santos goalkeeper, the Tuzos de Pachuca goalkeeper had a very bad game and made some mistakes that led to more than one goal for the rival. This fact was criticized by the fans of his team and also by some followers of other clubs, thus seeing themselves in the midst of controversy on social networks.

Óscar Ustari gave Messi a jersey

Given the great friendship between Óscar Ustari and Lionel Messi, the goalkeeper at some point gave the Argentine star an Atlas shirt, a club in which the experienced goalkeeper was a member at that time. The moment was shared on social networks and generated comments from red and black fans and Mexican soccer in general.