César Araujo on Lionel Messi: “There is no formula for how to stop Messi”

After the Round of 32 Leagues Cup match, the Orlando City player discussed the defeat and praised the Argentine forward.

Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over Orlando City in the Leagues Cup Round of 32 on Wednesday saw César Araujo go toe-to-toe with Lionel Messi.

After the match, the Orlando player discussed the defeat and praised the Argentine forward.

“It is a tough situation because we came looking for the victory. It has been known for many years that there is no formula for how to stop Messi,” said the Uruguayan who scored for his side.

“We did everything possible and we leave a little disappointed,” he added.

At the end of the first half, the 22-year-old was seen having words with Messi but the young Uruguayan downplayed what happened. “It was absolutely nothing - they are things that stay on the pitch,” he continued.

Plan for Messi

“We made a plan. We obviously like to have the ball but when we didn’t have it the idea was to try to keep it from reaching Messi.”

Facing the best in the world

Araujo went on to highlight coming up against Messi. “I played against the best in the world. That is going to stay with me. I’m happy about that.”