Messi looks angry at being replaced; Icardi gets late winner

Published September 19, 2021 6:34 am

By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi hit the crossbar with a curling free kick and looked angry at being taken off in the 75th minute in his home debut for Paris Saint-Germain. Substitute Mauro Icardi scored deep into stoppage time as PSG scraped a 2-1 win over Lyon in the French league on Sunday to make it six straight victories. Messi stared sharply at PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino and appeared to snub a handshake as he came off. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is still chasing his first PSG goal in his third appearance following his shock move from Barcelona. He sat glum-faced on the bench after his substitution.

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