The Argentine coach of inter miami, Gerardo “Tata” Martinofilled with praise Lionel Messi for the winning goal on the night of his debut against Blue Cross from Mexico on the first day of the League Cup.
Minutes away from getting his first victory as technical director of the Floridian team, Martino was dispatched with pure praise for the world soccer star, pointing out that “Leo is always there to write a new movie”.
With a magical free kick in the added fourth minute, the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain defined the match against the Mexicans and cut an eleven game winless streak for the American franchise. “It happened, to give it more drama, in the last play”described the “daddy” at a press conference.
“We all know what happens when there is a free kick for Leo Messi) from that place. A few months ago, the only player who did not have to receive the ball on the left was Leo, and he ended up doing it to score the goal against Mexico“, referring to the second meeting of the Argentine National Team against the Aztec team in the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Regarding individual performance, the technician highlighted that “I didn’t want Leo Messi to enter the field without (Sergio) Busquets”. “They were both fine and the number of minutes we had talked to them. Actually they couldn’t play anymore than what they played tonight”, he explained about the decision to include them after 8 minutes of the second half.
Messi after his victorious debut: “It was important to start winning”
After the agonizing triumph, which had him as the central protagonist, Lionel Messi held that “It was important to start winning”due to the bad present of the team in the MLS.
“The truth that it was a very good match from uswe wanted to start like this, giving victory to these people, thanking everyone present”, asserted the man from Rosario, who entered in the second half to make his official debut in inter miamiwho beat Blue Cross of Mexico by 2 to 1 in the framework of the Leagues Cup. In this sense, he indicated that “it was important to start winning and luckily we were able to do it in the end, and I’m very happy that’s why”.
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In the extra minute of the plugin, Messi generated a foul that allowed him to execute a free shot and place the ball at an angle: “I just had the last oneI tried as I always do, I was lucky that the goalkeeper did not arrive. A huge joy to get the first win. It is important to start winning from how we come in the MLSbeyond the fact that it is another championship, it is very good for confidence to get victories” and added about the game: “In the second half we had the clearest ones”.
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