The striking contempt of an English team for Messi that infuriated the fans

Lionel Messi is the undisputed best player in the world. Although Cristiano Ronaldo knew how to fight him head to head in past years, La Pulga has recently gained a considerable advantage not only in sporting achievements such as the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but also in individuals (at the end of the month he could make the difference three in Ballon d'Or). Now, although his GOAT status is irrefutable, an English club jokingly ignored the Rosario on social media and generated varied reactions.

It was Southampton. The southern team was recently relegated to the Championship after finishing last in the Premier League and suffered an exodus of players. However, one who stayed to fight for a return to the First Division was Carlos Alcaraz, who was summoned by Javier Mascherano to the Albiceleste U-23 team. In this context, the ex-Racing man took a photo with Lionel Messi and his team echoed the image.

The official Sotton account posted the photo between the two and wrote: “The GOAT and Lionel Messi". This publication was a joking insult to the Rosario captain, but there were those who did not take it so well and expressed their anger in the comments. To give an example, one wrote: “Where do these small clubs get the nerve to troll players bigger than their entire club History??".

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