Baltasar Engonga: Fans react as team does cheeky celebration after beating Messi's side

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Atlanta United dumped Lionel Messi's Inter Miami out of the Major League Soccer playoffs in the first round
Inter Miami were the overwhelming favourites to win the 2024 trophy after a dominant regular season
Fans online have reacted to a celebration during the game, with Equatoguinean Baltasar Engonga still making headlines

Fans are convinced that the alleged viral videos of Baltasar Engonga have made their way to football after Atlanta United players did a telling celebration on Sunday.

Atlanta pulled off the biggest surprise in this season's Major League Soccer after they dumped Inter Miami from the playoffs.

Atlanta United, Inter Miami, Lionel Messi, Baltasar Engonga

I don't know if you've heard, but that guy called Lionel Messi plays for Inter Miami. Messi had just led them to a record-breaking regular season, making Atlanta's feat very impressive.

Coached by Rob Valentino, Atlanta beat Miami 3-2 in Florida to send the David Beckham-owned side packing in the first round of the playoffs.

It was an end-to-end game, which saw Messi score a rare header, but it was Bartosz Silz who delivered the final bow to eliminate the star-studded Inter Miami side.

Atlanta's celebration elicits reactions

In one of many of Atlanta's pictures celebrating, fans online took note of one of the pictures and related it to Engonga, who has provided a lot of fodder in social media discourses.

@Jean_Brain said

"This BALTASAR thing has gone far ooo."

@John.Kari said,

"Baltazar has gone global; Atlanta United in the USA 🇺🇸 celebrated his famous move."

Maame Ama Madona said,

"Never knew the man went global."

Who is Baltasar Engonga?

Engonga was the Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency until he was sacked, as reported by the BBC following his alleged videos leaked online. The videos allegedly show Engonga and multiple women, including spouses of high-ranking government officials.