However, Messi made the young fan’s day – and probably life – by gesturing for security guard Yassine Chueko to let him through. Messi shook the fan’s hand and then posed for a selfie while BMO Field security came over to then escort the kid off the field.

Despite having the MLS points record on the line, Tata Martino had to consider the long-term health of his stars on Saturday, resting Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to begin their match at Toronto FC. After a first half when they should've trailed due to the strong attacking chances that Toronto created,

For those wearing the red and onyx colours of Toronto FC, it was more games, after the side’s 1-0 defeat to Miami at BMO Field in its regular-season finale saw time run out on the 2024 season, with later results ultimately condemning the side to a third successive year of missing the playoffs.