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Soccer legend Lionel Messi was tackled to the ground during a friendly in Puerto Rico<\/a> on Thursday<\/p>\n

It happened around the 88th minute of an exhibition tour match. Several fans jumped onto the pitch at Juan Ram\u00f3n Loubriel stadium. Messi’s team, Inter Miami,<\/a> was playing Ecuador\u2019s Independiente del Valle in Bayam\u00f3n when a fan ran to the center circle and grabbed Messi by the waist before both were pulled down by a security guard.<\/p>\n

Messi appeared to be unharmed. The Argentine star immediately got up and walked to another part of the pitch.<\/p>\n

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Messi’s security guard situation has been a subject of fan fascination for years, especially after he came to the U.S. to join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His main bodyguard, Yassine Chueko, has gone viral in previous years for hovering alertly over Messi while the star was playing soccer.<\/a> However, in 2025, Inter Miami changed Chueko’s role to prevent him from being on the field to guard Messi from pitch invaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chueko expressed concern and frustration over the decision, warning it could result in Messi getting tackled.<\/p>\n

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“They don’t allow me to be on the field anymore,” the bodyguard said in an interview with social media channel House of Highlights.<\/p>\n

“I was in Europe<\/a> for seven years, working for Ligue 1 and the Champions League, and only six people invaded the pitch. I came to the USA and in just 20 months, 16 people have already done so. There’s a huge problem here. I’m not the problem. Let me help Messi.”<\/p>\n

An Inter Miami team spokesperson previously told ESPN<\/a> it was a club decision, not MLS’, to not have Cheuko on the sidelines. However, Cheuko remains an employee of the club and part of the security detail, and escorts Messi daily.<\/p>\n

Now, at the start of 2026, a pitch invader has successfully reached Messi on the field and brought the 38-year-old superstar to the ground, in Cheuko’s absence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thursday’s match was originally scheduled for Feb. 13, but was postponed because Messi felt discomfort in his leg during the previous exhibition match against Barcelona SC of Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Santiago Morales and Messi scored in the 16th and 70th minutes respectively to give Inter Miami a 2-1 win.<\/p>\n

Miami, which started its MLS season with a 3-0 loss to LAFC, faces Orlando City next Sunday.<\/p>\n

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