In a rare postgame interview, Lionel Messi criticized the standard of refereeing in MLS and urged his Inter Miami team to stay calm amid a startling drop in form after a 3-0 loss to intra-state rivals Orlando City on Sunday.
The defeat was Inter Miami’s fifth in their last seven games in all competitions, with just one win in that timespan. The results have seen Inter Miami eliminated from the Concacaf Champions Cup in the semi-finals by the Vancouver Whitecaps, while also dropping to sixth in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference.
