Rodrigo De Paul paid a heartfelt tribute to Lionel Messi’s late father, Jorge Messi, during Inter Miami’s 2–1 Leagues Cup defeat to Mexican side Monterrey on Saturday. Jorge Messi died at the age of 68 shortly before the game, with Lionel Messi leaving the squad to return to Argentina and be with his family following the news. Tributes to Jorge Messi Pour InJorge Messi died in the city of Rosario. “Real Madrid CF, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the passing of Jorge Messi, father of Leo ” read Madrid’s statement. The Argentine Football Association also expressed its condolences, saying it “deeply mourns with sadness and sorrow the passing of Jorge Messi, father of our captain and emblem, Lionel Messi.”