Fans Slam Marcelo Weigandt After Poor Display in Inter Miami’s 2-2 Draw Against Orlando City
Inter Miami’s right-back Marcelo Weigandt faced heavy criticism from fans after a disappointing performance in the team’s 2-2 draw against Orlando City in a club friendly at Raymond James Stadium on Friday (February 14).
Match Recap: Inter Miami 2-2 Orlando City
Orlando took an early 15th-minute lead through Martin Ojeda’s powerful finish, but Inter Miami quickly responded as Tadeo Allende found the bottom-left corner just seven minutes later, assisted by Luis Suárez.
Despite Lionel Messi and his teammates creating chances up front, poor defending allowed Ramiro Enrique to restore Orlando’s lead in the 54th minute. However, Inter Miami avoided defeat as new signing Fafa Picault scored from close range in the third minute of stoppage time, securing a draw for the Herons.
Fans Criticize Marcelo Weigandt’s Performance
Starting at right-back, Marcelo Weigandt played 77 minutes before being substituted for Julian Gressel. However, the 25-year-old struggled defensively, recording:
- Three lost duels out of five
- Dribbled past twice
- Only one tackle won from two attempted
- No chances created
Fans expressed their frustration on social media, with one stating:
“Sell Weigandt to Nicaragua right nowwwwww.”
Sell Weigandt to Nicaragua right nowwwwww
— AIZEN🪞⚡ (@SuperAjax0) February 15, 2025
Another fan harshly tweeted:
“Marcelo Weigandt is the worst person to ever touch a football.”
Marceloa Weigandt is the worst person to ever touch a football
— H M 🫥 (@BarcaOGi) February 15, 2025
Other fans shared their frustration:
“You wanna say Inter Miami had a bad game? They drew with Orlando. Apart from those two errors, they didn’t concede more goals. Only Weigandt pissed me off. Been at MIA more than a season. Still didn’t learn anything. What can he offer??”
“Weigandt is not good enough to be playing. He’s an inspiration for all players that even if you aren’t good enough, you can still scam your way to play with Messi.”
“As much as I don’t like to put stuff like this out, I will be infuriated if Weigandt is Inter Miami’s starting right back next season.”
How Did Lionel Messi Perform?
With Javier Mascherano overseeing his first pre-season as Inter Miami manager, the Herons wrapped up their five-game schedule with two wins and three draws.
Messi started on the right wing but had a relatively quiet outing:
- Three completed dribbles (most in the match)
- Zero shots on target from four attempts
- One chance created
- Five duels lost out of eight
- 25 completed passes from 36 (69% accuracy)
- Substituted in the 75th minute for Santiago Morales
Despite the underwhelming performance, Messi will look to bounce back as Inter Miami faces Sporting KC in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round clash on Tuesday (February 18).
