Vina del Mar: Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi has said the decision to ban his club mate Neymar for four international matches that ended his Copa America participation was unfortunate but refused to opine on the fairness of the ban on the Brazilian.


Lionel Messi. Pic/AFP 

A disciplinary panel of South American football's governing body, Conmebol, on Friday fined Neymar $10,000 and banned him for four matches for misconduct after being sent off after Brazil's 0-1 loss to Colombia on Wednesday.